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

Peru: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 5.58 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
5.58
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
56th
of 76 countries
All-time high
5.58
in 2016
All-time low
2.56
in 1997
Years of data
17
1997–2016

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

02461997200620161997: 2.61998: 2.81999: 2.72000: 2.62001: 2.62002: 2.72005: 2.62006: 2.82007: 3.12009: 3.72010: 3.92011: 4.32012: 4.82013: 52014: 5.42015: 5.22016: 5.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Peru stood at 5.58. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Peru peaked at 5.58 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.56, in 1997.

That places Peru 56th out of 76 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 2.69 2.56 2.78 3
2000s 2.88 2.57 3.73 7
2010s 4.89 3.92 5.58 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Peru?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Peru was 5.58 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 5.58 in 2016.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 2.56 in 1997.
How does Peru rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
Peru ranks 56th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. 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, 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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