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

Zambia: Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run was 2,200 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
2,200
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,200
in 2023
All-time low
1,921
in 2006
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Zambia, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201420232005: 1.9k2006: 1.9k2007: 1.9k2008: 1.9k2009: 1.9k2010: 1.9k2011: 1.9k2012: 2.0k2013: 2.0k2014: 2.0k2015: 2.0k2016: 2.0k2017: 2.0k2018: 2.0k2019: 2.1k2020: 2.1k2021: 2.1k2022: 2.2k2023: 2.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 2,200 for annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Zambia peaked at 2,200 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,921, in 2006.

Zambia ranks 27th of 130 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,923 1,921 1,930 5
2010s 1,976 1,940 2,111 10
2020s 2,164 2,114 2,200 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 24 Mali 2,243 compare
  2. 25 Hong Kong (China) 2,240 compare
  3. 26 Algeria 2,232 compare
  4. 28 Myanmar 2,197 compare
  5. 29 Namibia 2,184 compare
  6. 30 South Africa 2,181 compare

See the full ranking of 130 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Zambia?
Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Zambia was 2,200 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2,200 in 2023.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,921 in 2006.
How does Zambia rank for annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run?
Zambia ranks 27th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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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