Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Chile

Chile: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban was 2,046 in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
2,046
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
5th
of 67 countries
All-time high
2,046
in 2017
All-time low
212.53
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2017

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Chile, 1990–2017

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200320171990: 212.51992: 312.41994: 462.21996: 622.81998: 750.42000: 7252003: 885.42006: 929.82009: 1.2k2011: 1.4k2013: 1.5k2015: 1.8k2017: 2.0k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Chile stood at 2,046. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Chile peaked at 2,046 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 212.53, in 1990.

Chile ranks 5th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 472.06 212.53 750.4 5
2000s 945.96 724.97 1,244 4
2010s 1,694 1,405 2,046 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 2 Indonesia 12,466 compare
  2. 3 Paraguay 11,342 compare
  3. 4 Colombia 4,546 compare
  4. 6 Costa Rica 1,719 compare
  5. 7 Venezuela 1,540 compare
  6. 8 Tanzania 1,409 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Chile?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Chile was 2,046 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 2,046 in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 212.53 in 1990.
How does Chile rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban?
Chile ranks 5th out of 67 countries with data for 2017.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 898 data points, 1981–2021
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