Annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia
Czechia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,774 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia, 1993–2023
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 Czechia is 1,774 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia peaked at 1,900 hours per worker in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,673 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Czechia 87th 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 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,849 hours per worker | 1,829 hours per worker | 1,891 hours per worker | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,808 hours per worker | 1,775 hours per worker | 1,900 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,778 hours per worker | 1,750 hours per worker | 1,805 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,737 hours per worker | 1,673 hours per worker | 1,779 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 84 Madagascar 1,799 hours per worker compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 1,791 hours per worker compare
- 86 United States 1,789 hours per worker compare
- 88 Turkey 1,747 hours per worker compare
- 89 Portugal 1,735 hours per worker compare
- 90 Canada 1,731 hours per worker compare
More economy & growth data for Czechia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 5.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 21,012 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 19.4% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 228.75 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 21,012 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 21.88 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -80.03 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -3.45 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 731.08 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia was 1,774 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 hours per worker in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,673 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Czechia ranks 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.