Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 was 39.62 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
39.62
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
57th
of 82 countries
All-time high
45.28
in 2000
All-time low
39.44
in 2016
Years of data
17
1994–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Ecuador, 1994–2017

010203040501994200520171994: 41.61998: 43.61999: 40.62000: 45.32003: 42.22004: 41.22005: 422006: 422007: 41.52008: 43.32009: 42.82010: 42.52012: 41.82013: 41.62015: 40.22016: 39.42017: 39.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Ecuador stood at 39.62.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Ecuador peaked at 45.28 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.44, in 2016.

That places Ecuador 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1994 41.58 —
1998 43.57 +4.8%
1999 40.61 -6.8%
2000 45.28 +11.5%
2003 42.16 -6.9%
2004 41.22 -2.2%
2005 42.01 +1.9%
2006 41.96 -0.1%
2007 41.55 -1.0%
2008 43.26 +4.1%
2009 42.78 -1.1%
2010 42.55 -0.5%
2012 41.77 -1.8%
2013 41.63 -0.3%
2015 40.21 -3.4%
2016 39.44 -1.9%
2017 39.62 +0.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 39.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.71, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 39.62 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.68, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.92 40.61 43.57 3
2000s 42.53 41.22 45.28 8
2010s 40.87 39.44 42.55 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 54 Malta 39.83 compare
  2. 55 Brazil 39.74 compare
  3. 56 United States 39.65 compare
  4. 58 Moldova 39.52 compare
  5. 59 Estonia 39.42 compare
  6. 60 Latvia 39.39 compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Ecuador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Ecuador was 39.62 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 45.28 in 2000.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 39.44 in 2016.
How does Ecuador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 25-64?
Ecuador ranks 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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