Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in South Africa

South Africa: Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run was 2,181 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,181
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,399
in 2005
All-time low
2,072
in 2020
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in South Africa, 2001–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2001201220232001: 2.4k2002: 2.4k2003: 2.3k2004: 2.3k2005: 2.4k2006: 2.3k2007: 2.3k2008: 2.3k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.2k2011: 2.3k2012: 2.2k2013: 2.2k2014: 2.2k2016: 2.2k2017: 2.2k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.2k2020: 2.1k2021: 2.2k2022: 2.2k2023: 2.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in South Africa is 2,181, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% 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 South Africa peaked at 2,399 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,072, in 2020.

South Africa ranks 30th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in South Africa, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 2,376
2002 2,383 +0.3%
2003 2,319 -2.7%
2004 2,342 +1.0%
2005 2,399 +2.4%
2006 2,316 -3.5%
2007 2,322 +0.3%
2008 2,284 -1.6%
2009 2,249 -1.5%
2010 2,236 -0.6%
2011 2,255 +0.8%
2012 2,224 -1.4%
2013 2,212 -0.5%
2014 2,209 -0.1%
2016 2,218 +0.4%
2017 2,197 -1.0%
2018 2,191 -0.3%
2019 2,207 +0.7%
2020 2,072 -6.1%
2021 2,154 +4.0%
2022 2,184 +1.4%
2023 2,181 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,332 2,249 2,399 9
2010s 2,217 2,191 2,255 9
2020s 2,148 2,072 2,184 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 27 Zambia 2,200 compare
  2. 28 Myanmar 2,197 compare
  3. 29 Namibia 2,184 compare
  4. 31 Cameroon 2,181 compare
  5. 32 Turkmenistan 2,179 compare
  6. 33 Thailand 2,177 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in South Africa?
Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in South Africa was 2,181 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 South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,399 in 2005.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,072 in 2020.
How does South Africa rank for annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run?
South Africa ranks 30th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
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