Annual working hours vs. productivity in Peru
Peru: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,143 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Peru recorded 2,143 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 up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Peru peaked at 2,509 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2,060 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Peru 40th 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 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,455 hours per worker | 2,402 hours per worker | 2,509 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,339 hours per worker | 2,289 hours per worker | 2,390 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,236 hours per worker | 2,202 hours per worker | 2,277 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,163 hours per worker | 2,132 hours per worker | 2,194 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,116 hours per worker | 2,101 hours per worker | 2,126 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,107 hours per worker | 2,098 hours per worker | 2,123 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,134 hours per worker | 2,112 hours per worker | 2,140 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,109 hours per worker | 2,060 hours per worker | 2,143 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Peru
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.57 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 134.07 billion current LCU (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 73.81 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 28.91 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 58.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 239.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 854.47 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 193.52 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.3% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 247.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Peru?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Peru was 2,143 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,509 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,060 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.