Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Colombia

Colombia: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural was 3,872 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
3,872
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
4th
of 65 countries
All-time high
3,872
in 2021
All-time low
854.84
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2021

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Colombia, 2000–2021

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000201020212000: 854.82001: 997.32002: 1.0k2003: 1.1k2004: 1.2k2005: 1.2k2008: 1.6k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.9k2011: 2.0k2012: 2.2k2013: 2.3k2014: 2.5k2015: 2.7k2016: 2.9k2017: 3.3k2018: 3.5k2019: 3.5k2020: 3.7k2021: 3.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 3,872 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Colombia peaked at 3,872 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 854.84, in 2000.

Colombia ranks 4th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,209 854.84 1,815 8
2010s 2,680 1,918 3,529 10
2020s 3,777 3,682 3,872 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Korea 11,508 compare
  2. 2 Paraguay 10,698 compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 9,590 compare
  4. 5 Costa Rica 1,537 compare
  5. 6 Chile 1,534 compare
  6. 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,332 compare

See the full ranking of 65 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Colombia?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Colombia was 3,872 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 3,872 in 2021.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 854.84 in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. 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, local currency values, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 872 data points, 1981–2021
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