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

Sri Lanka: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.5843 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.5843
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
12th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.5843
in 2015
All-time low
0.3595
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.20.40.61992200320151992: 0.361993: 0.3641994: 0.381995: 0.3741996: 0.3971998: 0.3921999: 0.4172000: 0.4212001: 0.3932002: 0.3962003: 0.412004: 0.3872007: 0.4142008: 0.4052011: 0.4832012: 0.5072013: 0.5152014: 0.5712015: 0.584

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka stood at 0.5843. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5843 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3595, in 1992.

Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 0.3595
1993 0.3642 +1.3%
1994 0.3797 +4.2%
1995 0.3743 -1.4%
1996 0.397 +6.1%
1998 0.3923 -1.2%
1999 0.417 +6.3%
2000 0.4208 +0.9%
2001 0.3932 -6.6%
2002 0.3959 +0.7%
2003 0.4095 +3.4%
2004 0.3867 -5.6%
2007 0.4135 +7.0%
2008 0.4049 -2.1%
2011 0.4833 +19.4%
2012 0.5066 +4.8%
2013 0.5147 +1.6%
2014 0.5714 +11.0%
2015 0.5843 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3834 0.3595 0.417 7
2000s 0.4035 0.3867 0.4208 7
2010s 0.5321 0.4833 0.5843 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Jamaica 2.44 compare
  2. 10 Rwanda 0.8909 compare
  3. 11 Uruguay 0.613 compare
  4. 13 Pakistan 0.4433 compare
  5. 14 Mauritius 0.4432 compare
  6. 15 Thailand 0.4003 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka was 0.5843 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5843 in 2015.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3595 in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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, primary education and below. 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, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
64 places, 869 data points, 1981–2021
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