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

Thailand: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.591 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.591
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
13th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.6078
in 2020
All-time low
0.2647
in 1989
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.2691986: 0.2851987: 0.2671988: 0.2681989: 0.2651990: 0.2931991: 0.3031992: 0.3181993: 0.3521994: 0.3771995: 0.3891997: 0.4251998: 0.3931999: 0.4072000: 0.3862001: 0.382002: 0.3772003: 0.3712004: 0.3612005: 0.3742006: 0.3852007: 0.3992008: 0.4082009: 0.4112010: 0.3982011: 0.392012: 0.4472014: 0.5172015: 0.5412016: 0.542017: 0.5372018: 0.5752019: 0.5472020: 0.6082021: 0.591

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.591 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand peaked at 0.6078 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2647, in 1989.

Thailand ranks 13th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, urban in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 0.2687
1986 0.285 +6.1%
1987 0.2665 -6.5%
1988 0.2678 +0.5%
1989 0.2647 -1.1%
1990 0.2934 +10.8%
1991 0.3028 +3.2%
1992 0.318 +5.0%
1993 0.3518 +10.6%
1994 0.3768 +7.1%
1995 0.3888 +3.2%
1997 0.4248 +9.2%
1998 0.3933 -7.4%
1999 0.4068 +3.4%
2000 0.3861 -5.1%
2001 0.3799 -1.6%
2002 0.3773 -0.7%
2003 0.3706 -1.8%
2004 0.3606 -2.7%
2005 0.3737 +3.6%
2006 0.3846 +2.9%
2007 0.3992 +3.8%
2008 0.4076 +2.1%
2009 0.4111 +0.9%
2010 0.3982 -3.1%
2011 0.3904 -1.9%
2012 0.4468 +14.4%
2014 0.5166 +15.6%
2015 0.5413 +4.8%
2016 0.5403 -0.2%
2017 0.5367 -0.7%
2018 0.5753 +7.2%
2019 0.5469 -4.9%
2020 0.6078 +11.1%
2021 0.591 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2705 0.2647 0.285 5
1990s 0.3618 0.2934 0.4248 9
2000s 0.3851 0.3606 0.4111 10
2010s 0.4992 0.3904 0.5753 9
2020s 0.5994 0.591 0.6078 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 10 Rwanda 1.79 compare
  2. 11 Sri Lanka 0.9348 compare
  3. 12 Uruguay 0.7881 compare
  4. 14 Pakistan 0.5364 compare
  5. 15 Mongolia 0.52 compare
  6. 16 Dominican Republic 0.4903 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand was 0.591 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 Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6078 in 2020.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2647 in 1989.
How does Thailand rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Thailand ranks 13th 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 Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, urban
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
64 places, 868 data points, 1981–2021
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