Annual working hours vs. productivity in Slovakia
Slovakia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,621 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Slovakia, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours vs. productivity in Slovakia is 1,621 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Slovakia peaked at 1,853 hours per worker in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,572 hours per worker, in 2020.
Slovakia ranks 101st of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,828 hours per worker | 1,816 hours per worker | 1,853 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,772 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 1,816 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,752 hours per worker | 1,692 hours per worker | 1,805 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,596 hours per worker | 1,572 hours per worker | 1,621 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Gross national expenditure 100.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 26.95 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 80.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 0.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 154.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 136.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 101.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 27.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 85.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 38.43 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Slovakia?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Slovakia was 1,621 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,853 hours per worker in 1995.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,572 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Slovakia ranks 101st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.