Annual working hours vs. productivity in Yemen
Yemen: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,382 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Yemen, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1,382 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Yemen peaked at 2,104 hours per worker in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,382 hours per worker, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 127th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,087 hours per worker | 2,077 hours per worker | 2,098 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,846 hours per worker | 1,540 hours per worker | 2,104 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,417 hours per worker | 1,382 hours per worker | 1,450 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Gross national expenditure 48.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure 46.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.7% (2018)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.4% (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure 132.4% (2018)
- Industry (including construction), value added 57.90 billion constant LCU (2018)
- Gross national expenditure 29.94 billion current US$ (2018)
- Gross national expenditure 16.04 trillion current LCU (2018)
- Exports of goods and services 1.98 billion constant 2015 US$ (2018)
- Exports of goods and services 1.01 trillion current LCU (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Yemen?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Yemen was 1,382 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2,104 hours per worker in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,382 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Yemen ranks 127th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.