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

Brazil: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.0533 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0533
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
49th
of 72 countries
All-time high
95.53 billion
in 1982
All-time low
0.0316
in 2003
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil, 1981–2020

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B1981200020201981: 95.4B1982: 95.5B1983: 75.3B1984: 75.9B1985: 84.3B1986: 98.7M1987: 93.5M1988: 91.6M1989: 83.8k1990: 82.5k1992: 85.8k1993: 83.91995: 0.0331996: 0.0341997: 0.0341998: 0.0341999: 0.0332001: 0.0332002: 0.0322003: 0.0322004: 0.0332005: 0.0332006: 0.0352007: 0.0382008: 0.0392009: 0.0412011: 0.0462012: 0.0492013: 0.0512014: 0.0522015: 0.0532016: 0.0532017: 0.0542018: 0.0532019: 0.0552020: 0.053

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0533 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% 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 Brazil peaked at 95.53 billion in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0316, in 2003.

That places Brazil 49th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 95.37 billion
1982 95.53 billion +0.2%
1983 75.27 billion -21.2%
1984 75.94 billion +0.9%
1985 84.28 billion +11.0%
1986 98.74 million -99.9%
1987 93.51 million -5.3%
1988 91.61 million -2.0%
1989 83,789 -99.9%
1990 82,476 -1.6%
1992 85,841 +4.1%
1993 83.94 -99.9%
1995 0.0335 -100.0%
1996 0.0338 +0.8%
1997 0.0338 +0.2%
1998 0.0341 +0.8%
1999 0.0333 -2.2%
2001 0.0328 -1.6%
2002 0.0324 -1.2%
2003 0.0316 -2.4%
2004 0.033 +4.2%
2005 0.0332 +0.6%
2006 0.0353 +6.5%
2007 0.0377 +6.6%
2008 0.0394 +4.7%
2009 0.0407 +3.2%
2011 0.046 +13.1%
2012 0.0485 +5.4%
2013 0.0514 +5.9%
2014 0.0516 +0.3%
2015 0.0532 +3.2%
2016 0.053 -0.4%
2017 0.0537 +1.4%
2018 0.0532 -1.0%
2019 0.0549 +3.1%
2020 0.0533 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 47.41 billion 83,789 95.53 billion 9
1990s 21,050 0.0333 85,841 8
2000s 0.0351 0.0316 0.0407 9
2010s 0.0517 0.046 0.0549 9
2020s 0.0533 0.0533 0.0533 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 46 Malta 0.0834 compare
  2. 47 Spain 0.0745 compare
  3. 48 Slovenia 0.0571 compare
  4. 50 Türkiye 0.0528 compare
  5. 51 Greece 0.051 compare
  6. 52 Peru 0.0473 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Brazil was 0.0533 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 95.53 billion in 1982.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0316 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Brazil ranks 49th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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, total. 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, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 977 data points, 1981–2021
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