Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita was 1,610 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1,610 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
106th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,668 hours per worker
in 2001
All-time low
1,541 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1,610 hours per worker.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,668 hours per worker in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,541 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 106th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,585 hours per worker | — |
| 1992 | 1,565 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,580 hours per worker | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,592 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,602 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,619 hours per worker | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,627 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,631 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,637 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,664 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,668 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,635 hours per worker | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,635 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,635 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,635 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,611 hours per worker | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,641 hours per worker | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,620 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,621 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,623 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,619 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,615 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,616 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,607 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,607 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,639 hours per worker | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,649 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,627 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,617 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,541 hours per worker | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1,584 hours per worker | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,617 hours per worker | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,610 hours per worker | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,604 hours per worker | 1,565 hours per worker | 1,637 hours per worker | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,636 hours per worker | 1,611 hours per worker | 1,668 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,622 hours per worker | 1,607 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,588 hours per worker | 1,541 hours per worker | 1,617 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,610 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1,668 hours per worker in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,541 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.