Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Argentina
Argentina: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 90.37 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Argentina, 1974–2018
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Argentina is 90.37, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 992.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Argentina peaked at 20,417 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 1992.
Argentina ranks 16th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 99.17 | — |
| 1980 | 6,364 | +6316.9% |
| 1982 | 20,417 | +220.8% |
| 1987 | 2.33 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 9.72 | +317.2% |
| 1991 | 16,333 | +167938.1% |
| 1992 | 2.19 | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 2.59 | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 3.13 | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 2.97 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.92 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.92 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.71 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 2.6 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.38 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.79 | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 3.14 | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 4.06 | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 5.06 | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 6.11 | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 8.27 | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 10.18 | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 12.85 | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 17.06 | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 21.6 | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 24.39 | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 37.59 | +54.1% |
| 2015 | 39.84 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 63.15 | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 79.28 | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 90.37 | +14.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 90.37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.06, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 90.37 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.49, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +167938.1% | 9.72 | 16,333 |
| 1980 | +6316.9% | 99.17 | 6,364 |
| 1988 | +317.2% | 2.33 | 9.72 |
| 1982 | +220.8% | 6,364 | 20,417 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.17 | 99.17 | 99.17 | 1 |
| 1980s | 6,698 | 2.33 | 20,417 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,817 | 2.19 | 16,333 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7 | 2.38 | 10.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9 | 12.85 | 90.37 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Argentina?
- Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Argentina was 90.37 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 20,417 in 1982.
- What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 1992.
- How does Argentina rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
- Argentina ranks 16th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
- Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 992.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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