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Annual working hours per worker in Guatemala

Guatemala: Annual working hours per worker was 2,151 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,151 hours per worker
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
39th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,151 hours per worker
in 2023
All-time low
2,051 hours per worker
in 2012
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours per worker in Guatemala, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201420232005: 2.1k hours per worker2006: 2.1k hours per worker2007: 2.1k hours per worker2008: 2.1k hours per worker2009: 2.1k hours per worker2010: 2.1k hours per worker2011: 2.1k hours per worker2012: 2.1k hours per worker2013: 2.1k hours per worker2014: 2.1k hours per worker2015: 2.1k hours per worker2016: 2.1k hours per worker2017: 2.1k hours per worker2018: 2.1k hours per worker2019: 2.1k hours per worker2020: 2.1k hours per worker2021: 2.1k hours per worker2022: 2.1k hours per worker2023: 2.2k hours per worker

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

Guatemala recorded 2,151 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Guatemala peaked at 2,151 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,051 hours per worker, in 2012.

Guatemala ranks 39th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Annual working hours per worker in Guatemala, year by year

Year hours per worker Change
2005 2,097 hours per worker —
2006 2,105 hours per worker +0.4%
2007 2,089 hours per worker -0.7%
2008 2,086 hours per worker -0.2%
2009 2,076 hours per worker -0.5%
2010 2,069 hours per worker -0.3%
2011 2,059 hours per worker -0.5%
2012 2,051 hours per worker -0.4%
2013 2,064 hours per worker +0.7%
2014 2,078 hours per worker +0.7%
2015 2,119 hours per worker +2.0%
2016 2,138 hours per worker +0.9%
2017 2,090 hours per worker -2.3%
2018 2,090 hours per worker +0.0%
2019 2,120 hours per worker +1.4%
2020 2,071 hours per worker -2.3%
2021 2,091 hours per worker +1.0%
2022 2,064 hours per worker -1.3%
2023 2,151 hours per worker +4.2%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 2,151 hours per worker is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 2,151 hours per worker is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,091 hours per worker 2,076 hours per worker 2,105 hours per worker 5
2010s 2,088 hours per worker 2,051 hours per worker 2,138 hours per worker 10
2020s 2,094 hours per worker 2,064 hours per worker 2,151 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 36 Morocco 2,174 hours per worker compare
  2. 37 Vietnam 2,160 hours per worker compare
  3. 38 Albania 2,152 hours per worker compare
  4. 40 Peru 2,143 hours per worker compare
  5. 41 Tajikistan 2,134 hours per worker compare
  6. 42 Tanzania 2,129 hours per worker compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker in Guatemala?
Annual working hours per worker in Guatemala was 2,151 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 recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 2,151 hours per worker in 2023.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 2,051 hours per worker in 2012.
How does Guatemala rank for annual working hours per worker?
Guatemala ranks 39th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by 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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