Annual working hours vs. productivity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,053 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
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 Sri Lanka stood at 2,053 hours per worker.
The figure is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,322 hours per worker in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,883 hours per worker, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 129 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,201 hours per worker | 2,180 hours per worker | 2,252 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,257 hours per worker | 2,179 hours per worker | 2,286 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,254 hours per worker | 2,181 hours per worker | 2,322 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,163 hours per worker | 1,996 hours per worker | 2,303 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,171 hours per worker | 2,111 hours per worker | 2,221 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,991 hours per worker | 1,883 hours per worker | 2,053 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Gross domestic savings 25.8% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 67.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 80.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 24.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 74.55 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 18.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 74.2% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 20.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 103.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Sri Lanka?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Sri Lanka was 2,053 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,322 hours per worker in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,883 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.