Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run was 1,708 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,708
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
91st
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,835
in 1970
All-time low
1,688
in 2021
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in New Zealand, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in New Zealand stood at 1,708.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in New Zealand peaked at 1,835 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,688, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 91st out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,835 | — |
| 1971 | 1,832 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1,818 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1,816 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,824 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1,809 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,805 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,811 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1,802 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,793 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,782 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,764 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1,772 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,824 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1,818 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,812 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,806 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,810 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,802 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,789 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,778 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,766 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,775 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,826 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1,821 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,815 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,808 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,793 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,794 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,809 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,806 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,791 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,790 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,788 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,802 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,782 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,766 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,748 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,730 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,713 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,734 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,722 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,701 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,732 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,736 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,730 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,718 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,716 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,716 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,742 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,698 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,688 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,705 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,708 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,814 | 1,793 | 1,835 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,798 | 1,764 | 1,824 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,798 | 1,766 | 1,826 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,772 | 1,713 | 1,806 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,725 | 1,701 | 1,742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,700 | 1,688 | 1,708 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in New Zealand?
- Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in New Zealand was 1,708 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,835 in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,688 in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run?
- New Zealand ranks 91st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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