Colombia vs Peru: Average hourly earnings of employees

Colombia
6.53 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Peru
5.81 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Colombia rank
35th
Peru rank
37th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • Colombia
  • Peru
0246199720102024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 6.53 international-$ in 2021 prices against 5.81 international-$ in 2021 prices in Peru, a difference of 0.718 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.

Colombia ranks 35th and Peru ranks 37th 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.