Annual working hours vs. productivity in Greece
Greece: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,893 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Greece, 1951–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1,893 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Greece peaked at 2,329 hours per worker in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1,735 hours per worker, in 2020.
Greece ranks 74th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,291 hours per worker | 2,253 hours per worker | 2,329 hours per worker | 9 |
| 1960s | 2,200 hours per worker | 2,156 hours per worker | 2,244 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,120 hours per worker | 2,114 hours per worker | 2,126 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,076 hours per worker | 2,006 hours per worker | 2,127 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,056 hours per worker | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,103 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,023 hours per worker | 1,989 hours per worker | 2,052 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,952 hours per worker | 1,918 hours per worker | 1,997 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,841 hours per worker | 1,735 hours per worker | 1,893 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -4.5% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 21,922 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 9.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 228.29 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 21,922 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.47 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.67 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 34.17 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Greece?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Greece was 1,893 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,329 hours per worker in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,735 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Greece ranks 74th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.