Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita was 1,584 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1,584 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 1,718 hours per worker in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,496 hours per worker, in 2021.
That places Rwanda 114th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,571 hours per worker | 1,564 hours per worker | 1,579 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,626 hours per worker | 1,584 hours per worker | 1,718 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,562 hours per worker | 1,496 hours per worker | 1,605 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Rwanda
- 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 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 1,584 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,718 hours per worker in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,496 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 114th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.