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 31.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
31.5
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 64 countries
All-time high
31.66
in 2019
All-time low
23.74
in 2002
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Colombia, 1996–2021

01020301996200820211996: 28.81999: 27.92000: 24.42001: 24.52002: 23.72003: 23.72004: 252005: 25.52008: 26.62009: 26.92010: 27.82011: 28.82012: 28.72013: 302014: 312015: 30.42016: 30.12017: 30.12018: 312019: 31.72020: 31.62021: 31.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Colombia stood at 31.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Colombia peaked at 31.66 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.74, in 2002.

Colombia ranks 4th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 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, urban in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 28.81
1999 27.91 -3.1%
2000 24.4 -12.6%
2001 24.46 +0.2%
2002 23.74 -2.9%
2003 23.75 +0.1%
2004 25.04 +5.4%
2005 25.48 +1.8%
2008 26.6 +4.4%
2009 26.88 +1.0%
2010 27.77 +3.3%
2011 28.77 +3.6%
2012 28.73 -0.1%
2013 30.03 +4.5%
2014 30.99 +3.2%
2015 30.36 -2.0%
2016 30.12 -0.8%
2017 30.08 -0.1%
2018 30.96 +2.9%
2019 31.66 +2.3%
2020 31.57 -0.3%
2021 31.5 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.36 27.91 28.81 2
2000s 25.04 23.74 26.88 8
2010s 29.95 27.77 31.66 10
2020s 31.53 31.5 31.57 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Republic of Korea 116.48 compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 86.88 compare
  3. 3 Paraguay 83.89 compare
  4. 5 Chile 16.84 compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 14.84 compare
  6. 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.2 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 31.5 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 31.66 in 2019.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.74 in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Colombia ranks 4th 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 Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 868 data points, 1981–2021
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