Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Indonesia

Indonesia: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 11,508 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
11,508
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
2nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
11,508
in 2019
All-time low
354.08
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2019

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Indonesia, 1990–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200420191990: 354.11991: 409.21992: 465.71993: 524.41994: 630.81996: 863.11997: 9591998: 1.2k1999: 1.4k2000: 1.7k2001: 2.4k2002: 3.0k2003: 3.5k2004: 3.5k2005: 3.5k2006: 3.9k2007: 4.0k2008: 4.1k2009: 4.8k2010: 5.1k2011: 5.1k2012: 5.5k2013: 7.0k2014: 6.8k2015: 7.1k2016: 8.6k2017: 9.6k2018: 10.5k2019: 11.5k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 11,508 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Indonesia peaked at 11,508 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 354.08, in 1990.

That places Indonesia 2nd out of 76 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 354.08 —
1991 409.15 +15.6%
1992 465.72 +13.8%
1993 524.45 +12.6%
1994 630.82 +20.3%
1996 863.06 +36.8%
1997 958.96 +11.1%
1998 1,171 +22.1%
1999 1,427 +21.8%
2000 1,738 +21.8%
2001 2,397 +38.0%
2002 2,986 +24.5%
2003 3,452 +15.6%
2004 3,541 +2.6%
2005 3,508 -0.9%
2006 3,945 +12.5%
2007 3,968 +0.6%
2008 4,085 +3.0%
2009 4,795 +17.4%
2010 5,099 +6.4%
2011 5,058 -0.8%
2012 5,524 +9.2%
2013 7,045 +27.6%
2014 6,781 -3.8%
2015 7,100 +4.7%
2016 8,631 +21.6%
2017 9,590 +11.1%
2018 10,548 +10.0%
2019 11,508 +9.1%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 11,508 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.06, 261.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 11,508 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.54, 200.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 756.05 354.08 1,427 9
2000s 3,442 1,738 4,795 10
2010s 7,688 5,058 11,508 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 South Korea 12,393 compare
  2. 3 Paraguay 11,126 compare
  3. 4 Colombia 4,356 compare
  4. 5 Venezuela 3,517 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Indonesia?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Indonesia was 11,508 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 11,508 in 2019.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 354.08 in 1990.
How does Indonesia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,043 data points, 1970–2021
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