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 0.779 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.779 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2015. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.779 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4522, in 1992.
Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 72 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4522 | — |
| 1993 | 0.4751 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4998 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5199 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5381 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5346 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.554 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5611 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5336 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5383 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5636 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5349 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5624 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5463 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6444 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6688 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6881 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7275 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.779 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5105 | 0.4522 | 0.554 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5486 | 0.5336 | 0.5636 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7016 | 0.6444 | 0.779 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
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 0.779 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 0.779 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 0.4522 in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 72 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 45.6%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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