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

Colombia: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 26.78 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
26.78
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 63 countries
All-time high
26.78
in 2021
All-time low
14.94
in 2005
Years of data
20
2000–2021

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Colombia, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 15.22001: 16.42002: 15.52003: 15.72004: 15.72005: 14.92008: 18.12009: 19.52010: 19.82011: 20.52012: 21.12013: 21.92014: 23.22015: 23.62016: 24.12017: 25.82018: 26.32019: 262020: 26.42021: 26.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Colombia is 26.78, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Colombia peaked at 26.78 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.94, in 2005.

Colombia ranks 4th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, rural in Colombia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 15.19
2001 16.41 +8.1%
2002 15.51 -5.5%
2003 15.74 +1.5%
2004 15.69 -0.3%
2005 14.94 -4.8%
2008 18.12 +21.3%
2009 19.47 +7.5%
2010 19.83 +1.9%
2011 20.46 +3.1%
2012 21.07 +3.0%
2013 21.87 +3.8%
2014 23.18 +6.0%
2015 23.61 +1.9%
2016 24.1 +2.0%
2017 25.78 +7.0%
2018 26.26 +1.9%
2019 25.98 -1.1%
2020 26.35 +1.4%
2021 26.78 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.38 14.94 19.47 8
2010s 23.21 19.83 26.26 10
2020s 26.56 26.35 26.78 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Republic of Korea 105.89 compare
  2. 2 Paraguay 79.13 compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 66.83 compare
  4. 5 Costa Rica 13.27 compare
  5. 6 Chile 12.63 compare
  6. 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.76 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Colombia?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Colombia was 26.78 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 26.78 in 2021.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.94 in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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, rural. 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, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 848 data points, 1981–2021
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