Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Average hourly earnings of employees

Jamaica

3.04 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2014

Sri Lanka

2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Jamaica rank

57th

Sri Lanka rank

60th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

Jamaica
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.04 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.216 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Jamaica ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 64 countries.

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Average hourly earnings of employees in Jamaica
Average hourly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka
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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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Gross remuneration for time worked or work done, vacation, and other types of paid leave.