Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total was 38.46 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
38.46
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
66th
of 82 countries
All-time high
44.69
in 2000
All-time low
38.35
in 2016
Years of data
17
1994–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, 1994–2017

0102030401994200520171994: 40.71998: 431999: 39.72000: 44.72003: 41.72004: 40.42005: 41.42006: 412007: 40.92008: 42.52009: 42.12010: 422012: 41.22013: 412015: 39.42016: 38.42017: 38.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador stood at 38.46.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador peaked at 44.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.35, in 2016.

That places Ecuador 66th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.16 39.74 43.02 3
2000s 41.83 40.43 44.69 8
2010s 40.07 38.35 42.05 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 63 Cyprus 38.64 compare
  2. 64 France 38.51 compare
  3. 65 Austria 38.48 compare
  4. 67 Finland 38.26 compare
  5. 68 Norway 37.98 compare
  6. 69 Germany 37.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador was 38.46 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 44.69 in 2000.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 38.35 in 2016.
How does Ecuador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total?
Ecuador ranks 66th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,246 data points, 1970–2021
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