Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above was 16.78 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
16.78
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
34th
of 71 countries
All-time high
16.78
in 2017
All-time low
5.19
in 1997
Years of data
17
1997–2017

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2017

57.51012.51517.51997200720171997: 5.21999: 6.52000: 6.12001: 5.72002: 5.62003: 5.32005: 6.12006: 6.72007: 7.12008: 8.62009: 102011: 11.72012: 12.92014: 152015: 14.92016: 16.62017: 16.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 16.78, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 137.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 16.78 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.19, in 1997.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1997 5.19
1999 6.51 +25.5%
2000 6.09 -6.5%
2001 5.65 -7.2%
2002 5.6 -0.9%
2003 5.3 -5.5%
2005 6.11 +15.4%
2006 6.68 +9.4%
2007 7.08 +5.9%
2008 8.56 +20.9%
2009 10 +16.8%
2011 11.69 +16.9%
2012 12.9 +10.3%
2014 15.03 +16.6%
2015 14.92 -0.7%
2016 16.62 +11.4%
2017 16.78 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.85 5.19 6.51 2
2000s 6.79 5.3 10 9
2010s 14.66 11.69 16.78 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 16.78 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 16.78 in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 5.19 in 1997.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2017.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 137.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 950 data points, 1970–2021
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