Annual working hours vs. productivity in Pakistan
Pakistan: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,471 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Pakistan, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 2,471 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Pakistan peaked at 2,567 hours per worker in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2,328 hours per worker, in 2020.
Pakistan ranks 5th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,557 hours per worker | 2,540 hours per worker | 2,567 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,514 hours per worker | 2,490 hours per worker | 2,542 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,514 hours per worker | 2,493 hours per worker | 2,529 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,477 hours per worker | 2,420 hours per worker | 2,503 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,418 hours per worker | 2,381 hours per worker | 2,447 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,424 hours per worker | 2,328 hours per worker | 2,471 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Manufacturing, value added 53.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 83.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 378.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 105.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 437.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.82 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 92.9% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 40.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 107.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Pakistan?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Pakistan was 2,471 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,567 hours per worker in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,328 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Pakistan rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Pakistan ranks 5th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.