Annual working hours vs. productivity in Germany
Germany: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,335 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Germany, 1950–2023
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 Germany is 1,335 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Germany peaked at 2,427 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,314 hours per worker, in 2020.
Germany ranks 129th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,314 hours per worker | 2,205 hours per worker | 2,427 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,080 hours per worker | 1,988 hours per worker | 2,181 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,857 hours per worker | 1,775 hours per worker | 1,972 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,682 hours per worker | 1,606 hours per worker | 1,756 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,532 hours per worker | 1,490 hours per worker | 1,583 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,445 hours per worker | 1,407 hours per worker | 1,465 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,399 hours per worker | 1,372 hours per worker | 1,427 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,333 hours per worker | 1,314 hours per worker | 1,342 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More economy & growth data for Germany
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 2.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 44,147 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 17.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 3.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 44,147 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -57.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 425.09 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Germany?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Germany was 1,335 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2,427 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,314 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Germany ranks 129th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.