Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Vietnam

Vietnam: Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run was 2,160 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,160
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
37th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,470
in 2000
All-time low
2,037
in 2021
Years of data
41
1983–2023

Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Vietnam, 1983–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1983200320231983: 2.4k1984: 2.4k1985: 2.4k1986: 2.4k1987: 2.4k1988: 2.4k1989: 2.4k1990: 2.4k1991: 2.4k1992: 2.4k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.4k1995: 2.4k1996: 2.4k1997: 2.4k1998: 2.4k1999: 2.4k2000: 2.5k2001: 2.3k2002: 2.3k2003: 2.3k2004: 2.3k2005: 2.3k2006: 2.3k2007: 2.3k2008: 2.3k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.2k2011: 2.2k2012: 2.2k2013: 2.1k2014: 2.1k2015: 2.1k2016: 2.1k2017: 2.1k2018: 2.1k2019: 2.1k2020: 2.1k2021: 2.0k2022: 2.1k2023: 2.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 2,160 for annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Vietnam peaked at 2,470 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,037, in 2021.

Vietnam ranks 37th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Vietnam, 1983 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1983 2,407 —
1984 2,407 +0.0%
1985 2,405 -0.1%
1986 2,407 +0.1%
1987 2,407 +0.0%
1988 2,407 +0.0%
1989 2,406 -0.0%
1990 2,402 -0.2%
1991 2,399 -0.1%
1992 2,394 -0.2%
1993 2,388 -0.3%
1994 2,389 +0.0%
1995 2,384 -0.2%
1996 2,384 +0.0%
1997 2,392 +0.3%
1998 2,438 +1.9%
1999 2,438 -0.0%
2000 2,470 +1.3%
2001 2,319 -6.1%
2002 2,302 -0.7%
2003 2,327 +1.1%
2004 2,277 -2.1%
2005 2,261 -0.7%
2006 2,282 +0.9%
2007 2,288 +0.3%
2008 2,251 -1.6%
2009 2,215 -1.6%
2010 2,220 +0.2%
2011 2,221 +0.1%
2012 2,172 -2.2%
2013 2,129 -2.0%
2014 2,098 -1.4%
2015 2,107 +0.4%
2016 2,133 +1.2%
2017 2,066 -3.1%
2018 2,144 +3.7%
2019 2,068 -3.6%
2020 2,092 +1.2%
2021 2,037 -2.6%
2022 2,140 +5.0%
2023 2,160 +1.0%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 2,160 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 2,160 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,169, 100% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,407 2,405 2,407 7
1990s 2,401 2,384 2,438 10
2000s 2,299 2,215 2,470 10
2010s 2,136 2,066 2,221 10
2020s 2,107 2,037 2,160 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 34 Costa Rica 2,177 compare
  2. 35 Gabon 2,174 compare
  3. 36 Morocco 2,174 compare
  4. 38 Albania 2,152 compare
  5. 39 Guatemala 2,151 compare
  6. 40 Peru 2,143 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Vietnam?
Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Vietnam was 2,160 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 Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 2,470 in 2000.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 2,037 in 2021.
How does Vietnam rank for annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run?
Vietnam ranks 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam 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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Indicator
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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