Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Average hourly earnings of employees

Sri Lanka

2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Uganda

2.67 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2021

Sri Lanka rank

60th

Uganda rank

62nd

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

Sri Lanka
Uganda

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2.67 international-$ in 2021 prices in Uganda, a difference of 0.152 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Uganda ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 60th and Uganda ranks 62nd 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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