Annual working hours vs. productivity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,311 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Zimbabwe, 2005–2023
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 Zimbabwe stood at 2,311 hours per worker. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Zimbabwe peaked at 2,311 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,882 hours per worker, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,904 hours per worker | 1,896 hours per worker | 1,914 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,890 hours per worker | 1,882 hours per worker | 1,904 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,096 hours per worker | 1,889 hours per worker | 2,311 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -5.4% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 104.7% (2022)
- GDP per capita 1,503 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.9% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 25.48 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,503 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 31.8 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 61.99 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.13 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 86.16 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Zimbabwe?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Zimbabwe was 2,311 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,311 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,882 hours per worker in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.