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

Spain: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 7.55 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
7.55
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
54th
of 76 countries
All-time high
7.67
in 2013
All-time low
5.88
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Spain, 2004–2016

024682004201020162004: 5.92005: 62006: 6.22007: 6.52008: 6.92009: 7.42010: 7.42011: 7.52012: 7.52013: 7.72014: 7.62015: 7.52016: 7.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Spain recorded 7.55 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in 2016.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Spain peaked at 7.67 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.88, in 2004.

That places Spain 54th 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 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.49 5.88 7.38 6
2010s 7.53 7.43 7.67 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 51 Italy 9.24 compare
  2. 52 Malta 8.74 compare
  3. 53 Brazil 8.63 compare
  4. 55 Slovenia 5.85 compare
  5. 56 Peru 5.58 compare
  6. 57 Greece 4.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Spain?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Spain was 7.55 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 7.67 in 2013.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 5.88 in 2004.
How does Spain rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
Spain ranks 54th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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