Annual working hours vs. productivity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,481 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Uruguay, 1990–2023
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 Uruguay is 1,481 hours per worker, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Uruguay peaked at 1,788 hours per worker in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,481 hours per worker, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 120th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,758 hours per worker | 1,722 hours per worker | 1,788 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,635 hours per worker | 1,604 hours per worker | 1,704 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,559 hours per worker | 1,517 hours per worker | 1,598 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,501 hours per worker | 1,481 hours per worker | 1,523 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 117 Mozambique 1,507 hours per worker compare
- 118 Finland 1,497 hours per worker compare
- 119 France 1,487 hours per worker compare
- 121 Luxembourg 1,452 hours per worker compare
- 122 Iceland 1,452 hours per worker compare
- 123 Netherlands 1,439 hours per worker compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.0% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 65.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 41.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 87.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 406.54 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Uruguay?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Uruguay was 1,481 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,788 hours per worker in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,481 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Uruguay ranks 120th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.