{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cr-average-hours-worked","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cr-average-hours-worked","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cr-average-hours-worked/","title":"Costa Rica Average Annual Hours Worked (2025)","description":"Costa Rica's Average Annual Hours Worked: 2,182.9 hours per year in 2025, +1.6% YoY. OECD (AVERAGE_HOURS_WORKED), 2000–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","OECD","Costa Rica","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Costa Rica","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"hours per year","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Costa Rica Average Annual Hours Worked","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/hours-worked.html"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Costa Rica"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Costa Rica (2025)","value":"2,182.9","unit":"hours per year","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.6%","unit":"hours per year"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Costa Rica Average Annual Hours Worked"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":2362},{"period":"2001","value":2329},{"period":"2002","value":2357},{"period":"2003","value":2350},{"period":"2004","value":2369},{"period":"2005","value":2352},{"period":"2006","value":2360},{"period":"2007","value":2387},{"period":"2008","value":2392},{"period":"2009","value":2348},{"period":"2010","value":2243.1},{"period":"2011","value":2285.3},{"period":"2012","value":2233.4},{"period":"2013","value":2140.6},{"period":"2014","value":2121.7},{"period":"2015","value":2148.2},{"period":"2016","value":2204.7},{"period":"2017","value":2178.9},{"period":"2018","value":2121},{"period":"2019","value":2059.6},{"period":"2020","value":1913.2},{"period":"2021","value":2073.3},{"period":"2022","value":2149},{"period":"2023","value":2170.5},{"period":"2024","value":2149},{"period":"2025","value":2182.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"hours per year"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2182.9","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2024","value":"2149.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2170.5","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2149.0","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2073.3","yoyChange":"+8.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1913.2","yoyChange":"-7.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2059.6","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2121.0","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2178.9","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2204.7","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2148.2","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2121.7","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2140.6","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2233.4","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2285.3","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2243.1","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2348.0","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2392.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2387.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2360.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks average annual hours actually worked per worker in Costa Rica, covering all people in employment rather than employees only. Compare against the OECD average of roughly 1,736 hours. Note that cross-country differences are driven as much by part-time share and holiday entitlement as by how hard full-timers work, so read the level alongside the part-time rate. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,392 hours per year in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,913.2 in 2020. The latest reading of 2,182.9 in 2025 represents a change of +33.9."}]}