Annual working hours vs. productivity in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,708 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in New Zealand, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1,708 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in New Zealand peaked at 1,835 hours per worker in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,688 hours per worker, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 91st out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,814 hours per worker | 1,793 hours per worker | 1,835 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,798 hours per worker | 1,764 hours per worker | 1,824 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,798 hours per worker | 1,766 hours per worker | 1,826 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,772 hours per worker | 1,713 hours per worker | 1,806 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,725 hours per worker | 1,701 hours per worker | 1,742 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,700 hours per worker | 1,688 hours per worker | 1,708 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Exports of goods and services 64.60 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 78.0% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 63.45 billion constant LCU (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 264.40 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 436.87 billion current LCU (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 228.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added -4.7% (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 101.1% (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 61.12 billion current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 24.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in New Zealand?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in New Zealand was 1,708 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,835 hours per worker in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,688 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- New Zealand ranks 91st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.