Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Chile

Chile: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above was 2,092 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
2,092
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
7th
of 71 countries
All-time high
2,092
in 2017
All-time low
289.61
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2017

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Chile, 1990–2017

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200320171990: 289.61992: 4261994: 616.21996: 830.51998: 9382000: 9592003: 1.1k2006: 1.0k2009: 1.4k2011: 1.6k2013: 1.7k2015: 2.0k2017: 2.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Chile is 2,092, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Chile peaked at 2,092 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 289.61, in 1990.

Chile ranks 7th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 620.06 289.61 938 5
2000s 1,116 958.96 1,413 4
2010s 1,853 1,581 2,092 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 4 Colombia 4,795 compare
  2. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,972 compare
  3. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 2,302 compare
  4. 8 Costa Rica 1,985 compare
  5. 9 Uganda 1,036 compare
  6. 10 Rwanda 400 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Chile?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Chile was 2,092 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 2,092 in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 289.61 in 1990.
How does Chile rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above?
Chile ranks 7th out of 71 countries with data for 2017.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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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