Annual working hours vs. productivity in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,160 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Vietnam, 1983–2023
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 Vietnam is 2,160 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Vietnam peaked at 2,470 hours per worker in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,037 hours per worker, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 37th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,407 hours per worker | 2,405 hours per worker | 2,407 hours per worker | 7 |
| 1990s | 2,401 hours per worker | 2,384 hours per worker | 2,438 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,299 hours per worker | 2,215 hours per worker | 2,470 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,136 hours per worker | 2,066 hours per worker | 2,221 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,107 hours per worker | 2,037 hours per worker | 2,160 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Gross capital formation 30.8% (2025)
- Changes in inventories 8.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Changes in inventories 204.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GDP 6,763.10 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 158.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 3,956.43 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 148.92 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 8.7% (2025)
- GDP growth 8.0% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 31.66 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Vietnam?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Vietnam was 2,160 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2,470 hours per worker in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,037 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Vietnam ranks 37th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.