Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita was 2,197 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2,197 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar peaked at 2,610 hours per worker in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,163 hours per worker, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 28th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,561 hours per worker | 2,557 hours per worker | 2,565 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,558 hours per worker | 2,556 hours per worker | 2,561 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,564 hours per worker | 2,561 hours per worker | 2,565 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,572 hours per worker | 2,565 hours per worker | 2,591 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,543 hours per worker | 2,370 hours per worker | 2,610 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,219 hours per worker | 2,163 hours per worker | 2,321 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More work & labour data for Myanmar
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 58.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 40.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 45.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar?
- Annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar was 2,197 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,610 hours per worker in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,163 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.