Annual working hours vs. productivity in Bolivia
Bolivia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,968 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Bolivia, 2005–2023
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 Bolivia stood at 1,968 hours per worker.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Bolivia peaked at 2,231 hours per worker in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,875 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Bolivia 67th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,193 hours per worker | 2,170 hours per worker | 2,211 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,171 hours per worker | 2,068 hours per worker | 2,231 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,955 hours per worker | 1,875 hours per worker | 2,000 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Bolivia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -4.1% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 19.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 2,957 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.1% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 37.21 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 2,957 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 6.91 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 8.22 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.85 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Bolivia?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Bolivia was 1,968 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,231 hours per worker in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,875 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Bolivia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Bolivia ranks 67th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.