Annual working hours vs. productivity in Spain
Spain: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,638 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Spain, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours vs. productivity in Spain stood at 1,638 hours per worker.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Spain peaked at 2,210 hours per worker in 1954 and was at its lowest, 1,563 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Spain 98th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,182 hours per worker | 2,136 hours per worker | 2,210 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,048 hours per worker | 1,985 hours per worker | 2,126 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,982 hours per worker | 1,927 hours per worker | 2,000 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,806 hours per worker | 1,742 hours per worker | 1,915 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,744 hours per worker | 1,736 hours per worker | 1,758 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,730 hours per worker | 1,695 hours per worker | 1,763 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,693 hours per worker | 1,678 hours per worker | 1,709 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,622 hours per worker | 1,563 hours per worker | 1,653 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 3.8% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 29,763 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.47 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 29,763 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -11.68 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 158.34 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Spain?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Spain was 1,638 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,210 hours per worker in 1954.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,563 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Spain ranks 98th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.