Productivity vs annual hours worked in Mexico
Mexico: Productivity vs annual hours worked was 1,629 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,629
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
99th
of 129 countries
All-time high
1,817
in 1950
All-time low
1,587
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Productivity vs annual hours worked in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,629 for productivity vs annual hours worked in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs annual hours worked in Mexico peaked at 1,817 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,587, in 2020.
That places Mexico 99th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Productivity vs annual hours worked in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,817 | — |
| 1951 | 1,817 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 1,816 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1,816 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 1,816 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1,815 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 1,815 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1,815 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1,814 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1,814 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1,814 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1,806 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1,799 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,792 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,785 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1,778 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,771 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,764 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,757 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,750 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,743 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,741 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,740 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,739 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,737 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,736 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,735 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,734 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,733 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,731 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,730 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,731 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,732 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,732 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,733 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,734 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,735 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,735 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,736 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,737 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,803 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1,784 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,784 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,751 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,714 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,649 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,655 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,655 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,670 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,724 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,713 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,685 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,633 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,643 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,660 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,661 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,653 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,636 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,645 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,633 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,633 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,635 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,632 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,636 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,633 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,637 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,645 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,649 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,649 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,639 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,587 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,627 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,640 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,629 | -0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1,629 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1,629 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965, 83% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,816 | 1,814 | 1,817 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,782 | 1,750 | 1,814 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,737 | 1,731 | 1,743 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,734 | 1,730 | 1,737 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,719 | 1,649 | 1,803 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,656 | 1,633 | 1,713 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,639 | 1,632 | 1,649 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,621 | 1,587 | 1,640 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -56.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 124.78 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7963 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 91.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs annual hours worked in Mexico?
- Productivity vs annual hours worked in Mexico was 1,629 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs annual hours worked recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 in 1950.
- What is the lowest productivity vs annual hours worked recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,587 in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for productivity vs annual hours worked?
- Mexico ranks 99th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs annual hours worked rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs annual hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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