Annual working hours vs. productivity in India
India: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,383 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours vs. productivity in India, 1970–2023
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 India is 2,383 hours per worker, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in India peaked at 2,605 hours per worker in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,383 hours per worker, in 2023.
That places India 11th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,427 hours per worker | 2,419 hours per worker | 2,434 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,424 hours per worker | 2,418 hours per worker | 2,436 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,436 hours per worker | 2,433 hours per worker | 2,441 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,460 hours per worker | 2,446 hours per worker | 2,502 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,561 hours per worker | 2,506 hours per worker | 2,605 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,455 hours per worker | 2,383 hours per worker | 2,528 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More economy & growth data for India
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -1.7% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 2,523 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.5% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 3.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 2,523 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.54 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 124.62 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 31.86 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in India?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in India was 2,383 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 2,605 hours per worker in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,383 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does India rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- India ranks 11th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.