Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil

Brazil: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.0646 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0646
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
43rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
281.36 billion
in 1981
All-time low
0.0495
in 2004
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil, 1981–2020

0100.0B200.0B300.0B1981200020201981: 281.4B1982: 277.4B1983: 234.9B1984: 222.6B1985: 246.6B1986: 266.1M1987: 252.5M1988: 240.5M1989: 226.9k1990: 229.1k1992: 220.7k1993: 217.81995: 0.0841996: 0.0771997: 0.0761998: 0.0741999: 0.0682001: 0.062002: 0.0582003: 0.0532004: 0.0492005: 0.052006: 0.0522007: 0.0542008: 0.0542009: 0.0552011: 0.0582012: 0.0642013: 0.0642014: 0.0642015: 0.0672016: 0.0652017: 0.0662018: 0.0652019: 0.0662020: 0.065

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0646 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2020.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil peaked at 281.36 billion in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0495, in 2004.

Brazil ranks 43rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 281.36 billion
1982 277.40 billion -1.4%
1983 234.85 billion -15.3%
1984 222.63 billion -5.2%
1985 246.62 billion +10.8%
1986 266.10 million -99.9%
1987 252.49 million -5.1%
1988 240.48 million -4.8%
1989 226,928 -99.9%
1990 229,101 +1.0%
1992 220,733 -3.7%
1993 217.75 -99.9%
1995 0.0837 -100.0%
1996 0.0772 -7.9%
1997 0.0758 -1.8%
1998 0.0743 -1.9%
1999 0.0682 -8.2%
2001 0.0596 -12.6%
2002 0.0576 -3.4%
2003 0.0527 -8.5%
2004 0.0495 -6.2%
2005 0.0501 +1.4%
2006 0.0518 +3.4%
2007 0.0543 +4.8%
2008 0.0541 -0.4%
2009 0.0552 +2.1%
2011 0.0575 +4.2%
2012 0.0637 +10.7%
2013 0.0639 +0.4%
2014 0.0645 +0.8%
2015 0.0665 +3.2%
2016 0.0652 -1.9%
2017 0.0657 +0.7%
2018 0.0648 -1.4%
2019 0.066 +1.9%
2020 0.0646 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 140.40 billion 226,928 281.36 billion 9
1990s 56,257 0.0682 229,101 8
2000s 0.0539 0.0495 0.0596 9
2010s 0.0642 0.0575 0.0665 9
2020s 0.0646 0.0646 0.0646 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 40 Italy 0.091 compare
  2. 41 Malta 0.0871 compare
  3. 42 Spain 0.0788 compare
  4. 44 Belize 0.0615 compare
  5. 45 Slovenia 0.0601 compare
  6. 46 Türkiye 0.0581 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil was 0.0646 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 281.36 billion in 1981.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0495 in 2004.
How does Brazil rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Brazil ranks 43rd out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 912 data points, 1981–2021
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