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 0.7662 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7662
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.7903
in 2017
All-time low
0.45
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: 0.6582000: 0.6862001: 0.6032002: 0.5152003: 0.4582004: 0.452005: 0.4722006: 0.492007: 0.5112008: 0.5282009: 0.5832010: 0.5892011: 0.6622012: 0.7052014: 0.7622015: 0.7342016: 0.7382017: 0.792018: 0.772019: 0.766

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.7662 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Uruguay peaked at 0.7903 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 11th of 67 countries on this measure, 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, female in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 0.658
2000 0.6859 +4.2%
2001 0.603 -12.1%
2002 0.5147 -14.6%
2003 0.4582 -11.0%
2004 0.45 -1.8%
2005 0.4721 +4.9%
2006 0.49 +3.8%
2007 0.5108 +4.2%
2008 0.5279 +3.4%
2009 0.5831 +10.5%
2010 0.5894 +1.1%
2011 0.6616 +12.3%
2012 0.7054 +6.6%
2014 0.762 +8.0%
2015 0.7337 -3.7%
2016 0.7383 +0.6%
2017 0.7903 +7.0%
2018 0.7705 -2.5%
2019 0.7662 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.658 0.658 0.658 1
2000s 0.5296 0.45 0.6859 10
2010s 0.7242 0.5894 0.7903 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Uganda 5.08 compare
  2. 9 Jamaica 2.34 compare
  3. 10 Rwanda 0.9545 compare
  4. 12 Sri Lanka 0.6648 compare
  5. 13 Thailand 0.5254 compare
  6. 14 Mauritius 0.4749 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 0.7662 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 0.7903 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 0.45 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Uruguay ranks 11th 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 31.4%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
67 places, 914 data points, 1981–2021
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