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

India: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.2136 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2136
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
22nd
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2138
in 2017
All-time low
0.0606
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India, 1983–2019

0.050.10.150.21983200120191983: 0.0611987: 0.0611993: 0.0881999: 0.1042004: 0.1072005: 0.1032007: 0.1182009: 0.1352011: 0.1612017: 0.2142018: 0.212019: 0.214

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India stood at 0.2136.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India peaked at 0.2138 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0606, in 1987.

That places India 22nd out of 63 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, rural in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1983 0.0614
1987 0.0606 -1.4%
1993 0.0877 +44.7%
1999 0.1042 +18.9%
2004 0.1074 +3.1%
2005 0.1031 -4.1%
2007 0.1178 +14.2%
2009 0.135 +14.7%
2011 0.1607 +19.0%
2017 0.2138 +33.0%
2018 0.2097 -1.9%
2019 0.2136 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.061 0.0606 0.0614 2
1990s 0.0959 0.0877 0.1042 2
2000s 0.1158 0.1031 0.135 4
2010s 0.1995 0.1607 0.2138 4

Countries ranked near India

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  2. 20 Denmark 0.2304 compare
  3. 21 Cyprus 0.2255 compare
  4. 23 Mexico 0.1748 compare
  5. 24 Finland 0.1564 compare
  6. 25 Luxembourg 0.1483 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India was 0.2136 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 0.2138 in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0606 in 1987.
How does India rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
India ranks 22nd out of 63 countries with data for 2019.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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