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

Latvia: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural was 2.95 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
2.95
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
54th
of 65 countries
All-time high
2.95
in 2016
All-time low
0.9515
in 2005
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Latvia, 2005–2016

11.522.532005201020162005: 0.9512006: 1.12007: 1.32008: 2.12009: 2.52010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 2.12014: 2.42015: 2.92016: 2.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 2.95 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 174.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Latvia peaked at 2.95 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9515, in 2005.

Latvia ranks 54th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.57 0.9515 2.46 5
2010s 2.33 1.99 2.95 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 51 Czechia 3.59 compare
  2. 52 Ghana 3.12 compare
  3. 53 Belize 3
  4. 55 Croatia 2.87 compare
  5. 56 Poland 2.45 compare
  6. 57 Ecuador 2.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Latvia?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Latvia was 2.95 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 2.95 in 2016.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9515 in 2005.
How does Latvia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural?
Latvia ranks 54th out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 174.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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