Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female in Peru

Peru: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female was 5.06 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
5.06
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
51st
of 71 countries
All-time high
5.06
in 2016
All-time low
2.34
in 2005
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female in Peru, 1997–2016

02461997200620161997: 2.51998: 2.71999: 2.72000: 2.52001: 2.52002: 2.72005: 2.32006: 2.72007: 2.82009: 3.32010: 3.42011: 3.92012: 4.32013: 4.62014: 4.92015: 4.82016: 5.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female in Peru is 5.06, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female in Peru peaked at 5.06 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.34, in 2005.

That places Peru 51st out of 71 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.65 2.52 2.73 3
2000s 2.69 2.34 3.34 7
2010s 4.42 3.43 5.06 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 48 Brazil 8.31 compare
  2. 49 Spain 7.17 compare
  3. 50 Slovenia, Republic of 5.59 compare
  4. 52 Greece 4.6 compare
  5. 53 Portugal 3.88 compare
  6. 54 Panama 3.84 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, female in Peru?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female in Peru was 5.06 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 5.06 in 2016.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 2.34 in 2005.
How does Peru rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female?
Peru ranks 51st out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 952 data points, 1970–2021
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