Annual working hours vs. productivity in Tanzania
Tanzania: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,129 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Tanzania, 2005–2023
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 Tanzania is 2,129 hours per worker, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Tanzania peaked at 2,129 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,669 hours per worker, in 2012.
Tanzania ranks 42nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,748 hours per worker | 1,714 hours per worker | 1,776 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,904 hours per worker | 1,669 hours per worker | 2,078 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,097 hours per worker | 2,034 hours per worker | 2,129 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Final consumption expenditure 60.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 6.64 billion current US$ (2023)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 50.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 54.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 138.17 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 50.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.3% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 39.7% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 101.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Tanzania?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Tanzania was 2,129 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,129 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,669 hours per worker in 2012.
- How does Tanzania rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Tanzania ranks 42nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.