Annual working hours vs. productivity in Zambia
Zambia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,200 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 2,200 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 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Zambia peaked at 2,200 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,921 hours per worker, in 2006.
That places Zambia 27th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,923 hours per worker | 1,921 hours per worker | 1,930 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,976 hours per worker | 1,940 hours per worker | 2,111 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,164 hours per worker | 2,114 hours per worker | 2,200 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Gross national expenditure 84.5% (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 48.0% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.36 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 401.95 billion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 60.7% (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 21.38 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 559.46 billion current LCU (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 35.0% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 9.39 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 17.2% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Zambia?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Zambia was 2,200 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,921 hours per worker in 2006.
- How does Zambia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.