Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita was 2,318 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait stood at 2,318 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait peaked at 2,399 hours per worker in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,301 hours per worker, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 16th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,393 hours per worker | 2,387 hours per worker | 2,399 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,356 hours per worker | 2,337 hours per worker | 2,383 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,318 hours per worker | 2,301 hours per worker | 2,329 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Kuwait
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 88.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait?
- Annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait was 2,318 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2,399 hours per worker in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,301 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.