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

Uruguay: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.8275 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8275
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.8658
in 2017
All-time low
0.4906
in 2004
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.81998200820191998: 0.7492000: 0.7692001: 0.6752002: 0.5712003: 0.5072004: 0.4912005: 0.5092006: 0.5432007: 0.5232008: 0.5792009: 0.652010: 0.6562011: 0.7412012: 0.7452014: 0.8452015: 0.8142016: 0.822017: 0.8662018: 0.8272019: 0.828

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.8275 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Uruguay peaked at 0.8658 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4906, in 2004.

That places Uruguay 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 0.7489
2000 0.7685 +2.6%
2001 0.6752 -12.1%
2002 0.5712 -15.4%
2003 0.5074 -11.2%
2004 0.4906 -3.3%
2005 0.5088 +3.7%
2006 0.5426 +6.6%
2007 0.5227 -3.7%
2008 0.5794 +10.9%
2009 0.6505 +12.3%
2010 0.6558 +0.8%
2011 0.7407 +13.0%
2012 0.7454 +0.6%
2014 0.8454 +13.4%
2015 0.8138 -3.7%
2016 0.8198 +0.7%
2017 0.8658 +5.6%
2018 0.8266 -4.5%
2019 0.8275 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7489 0.7489 0.7489 1
2000s 0.5817 0.4906 0.7685 10
2010s 0.7934 0.6558 0.8658 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Pakistan 0.9497 compare
  2. 12 Sri Lanka 0.8569 compare
  3. 13 Mongolia 0.8319 compare
  4. 15 Thailand 0.7205 compare
  5. 16 Bangladesh 0.7029 compare
  6. 17 Mauritius 0.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Uruguay?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Uruguay was 0.8275 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8658 in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4906 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Uruguay ranks 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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