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

Thailand: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.4003 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4003
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
15th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.4052
in 2020
All-time low
0.1399
in 1989
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.10.20.30.41985200320211985: 0.1471986: 0.1421987: 0.1511988: 0.1431989: 0.141990: 0.1611991: 0.1641992: 0.1841993: 0.1951994: 0.2031995: 0.2211997: 0.2411998: 0.2251999: 0.2222000: 0.212001: 0.2282002: 0.2352003: 0.2382004: 0.2342005: 0.232006: 0.2422007: 0.2462008: 0.2452009: 0.2472010: 0.2562011: 0.2662012: 0.2982014: 0.3582015: 0.3652016: 0.3752017: 0.3912018: 0.3982019: 0.3962020: 0.4052021: 0.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand stood at 0.4003.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand peaked at 0.4052 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1399, in 1989.

Thailand ranks 15th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 0.1471
1986 0.1425 -3.1%
1987 0.151 +6.0%
1988 0.1434 -5.0%
1989 0.1399 -2.5%
1990 0.1608 +15.0%
1991 0.1645 +2.3%
1992 0.1837 +11.7%
1993 0.1955 +6.4%
1994 0.2027 +3.7%
1995 0.221 +9.0%
1997 0.2415 +9.3%
1998 0.2248 -6.9%
1999 0.2216 -1.4%
2000 0.2097 -5.4%
2001 0.2279 +8.7%
2002 0.2347 +3.0%
2003 0.2382 +1.5%
2004 0.2344 -1.6%
2005 0.23 -1.9%
2006 0.2418 +5.1%
2007 0.2464 +1.9%
2008 0.2446 -0.7%
2009 0.2467 +0.9%
2010 0.256 +3.8%
2011 0.266 +3.9%
2012 0.2979 +12.0%
2014 0.3576 +20.1%
2015 0.3654 +2.2%
2016 0.3746 +2.5%
2017 0.391 +4.4%
2018 0.3983 +1.9%
2019 0.3955 -0.7%
2020 0.4052 +2.5%
2021 0.4003 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1448 0.1399 0.151 5
1990s 0.2018 0.1608 0.2415 9
2000s 0.2354 0.2097 0.2467 10
2010s 0.3447 0.256 0.3983 9
2020s 0.4027 0.4003 0.4052 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 12 Sri Lanka 0.5843 compare
  2. 13 Pakistan 0.4433 compare
  3. 14 Mauritius 0.4432 compare
  4. 16 Dominican Republic 0.3677 compare
  5. 17 Philippines 0.2945 compare
  6. 18 Bangladesh 0.2941 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand was 0.4003 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4052 in 2020.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 in 1989.
How does Thailand rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Thailand ranks 15th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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
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Coverage
64 places, 869 data points, 1981–2021
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