Annual working hours vs. productivity in Cyprus
Cyprus: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,840 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Cyprus, 1995–2023
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 Cyprus stood at 1,840 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Cyprus peaked at 1,951 hours per worker in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,725 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Cyprus 79th 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 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,907 hours per worker | 1,899 hours per worker | 1,920 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,885 hours per worker | 1,833 hours per worker | 1,951 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,827 hours per worker | 1,807 hours per worker | 1,847 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,805 hours per worker | 1,725 hours per worker | 1,840 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 76 Belarus 1,875 hours per worker compare
- 78 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,841 hours per worker compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 1,830 hours per worker compare
- 81 Venezuela 1,829 hours per worker compare
- 82 Romania 1,826 hours per worker compare
More economy & growth data for Cyprus
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 5.7% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 33,527 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.4% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 33.08 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 33,527 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -338.90 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -382.95 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.97 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Cyprus?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Cyprus was 1,840 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,951 hours per worker in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,725 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Cyprus ranks 79th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.