Annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt in Latvia

Latvia: Annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt was 1,625 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,625
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
101st
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,873
in 2001
All-time low
1,571
in 2020
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt in Latvia, 1995–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1995200920231995: 1.9k1996: 1.9k1997: 1.9k1998: 1.9k1999: 1.9k2000: 1.9k2001: 1.9k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.7k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.6k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.6k2022: 1.6k2023: 1.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt in Latvia stood at 1,625.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt in Latvia peaked at 1,873 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,571, in 2020.

Latvia ranks 101st of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,863 1,860 1,867 5
2000s 1,814 1,707 1,873 10
2010s 1,677 1,650 1,707 10
2020s 1,606 1,571 1,630 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 98 Lithuania 1,640 compare
  2. 99 Spain 1,638 compare
  3. 100 Mexico 1,629 compare
  4. 102 Slovakia 1,621 compare
  5. 103 Syria 1,621 compare
  6. 104 Argentina 1,612 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt in Latvia?
Annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt in Latvia was 1,625 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1,873 in 2001.
What is the lowest annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,571 in 2020.
How does Latvia rank for annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt?
Latvia ranks 101st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
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