Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Average hourly earnings of employees

Bangladesh
2.24 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
63rd
Sri Lanka rank
60th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
01234201020172024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2.24 international-$ in 2021 prices in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.584 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 64 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average hourly earnings of employees
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 923 data points, 1990–2025
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Gross remuneration for time worked or work done, vacation, and other types of paid leave.