Annual working hours vs. productivity in Malawi
Malawi: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,596 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Malawi, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,596 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Malawi peaked at 1,596 hours per worker in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,505 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Malawi 108th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,581 hours per worker | 1,579 hours per worker | 1,584 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,577 hours per worker | 1,574 hours per worker | 1,581 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,566 hours per worker | 1,505 hours per worker | 1,596 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -18.1% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 28.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 548.16 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 11.0% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 12.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 548.16 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Malawi?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Malawi was 1,596 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,596 hours per worker in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,505 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Malawi ranks 108th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.