Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico
Mexico: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,629 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,629 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico peaked at 1,817 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,587 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Mexico 99th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,816 hours per worker | 1,814 hours per worker | 1,817 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,782 hours per worker | 1,750 hours per worker | 1,814 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,737 hours per worker | 1,731 hours per worker | 1,743 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,734 hours per worker | 1,730 hours per worker | 1,737 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,719 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 1,803 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,656 hours per worker | 1,633 hours per worker | 1,713 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,639 hours per worker | 1,632 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,621 hours per worker | 1,587 hours per worker | 1,640 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- DEC alternative conversion factor 19.24 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 3.1% (2025)
- Trade 79.9% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -0.6% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -223.26 billion current LCU (2025)
- Trade in services 7.6% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 40.3% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 14.20 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 22.6% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 738.16 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico was 1,629 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,587 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Mexico ranks 99th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.