Annual working hours vs. productivity in Serbia
Serbia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,995 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Serbia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours vs. productivity in Serbia stood at 1,995 hours per worker.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Serbia peaked at 2,210 hours per worker in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,902 hours per worker, in 2014.
That places Serbia 60th 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 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,204 hours per worker | 2,195 hours per worker | 2,210 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,073 hours per worker | 1,902 hours per worker | 2,209 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,017 hours per worker | 1,975 hours per worker | 2,051 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Serbia
- Final consumption expenditure 80.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 11.43 billion current US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 62.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 80.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 8.41 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 47.42 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 19.1% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 104.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added -0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Serbia?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Serbia was 1,995 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,210 hours per worker in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,902 hours per worker in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Serbia ranks 60th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.