Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.8413 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.8413
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
11th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.8413
in 2015
All-time low
0.4846
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.20.40.60.81992200320151992: 0.4851993: 0.4991994: 0.5341995: 0.5421996: 0.5611998: 0.5611999: 0.5962000: 0.6172001: 0.592002: 0.5772003: 0.6082004: 0.5882007: 0.612008: 0.5942011: 0.692012: 0.7132013: 0.732014: 0.7762015: 0.841

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8413. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8413 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4846, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 11th out of 67 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 0.4846
1993 0.4987 +2.9%
1994 0.5343 +7.2%
1995 0.5415 +1.3%
1996 0.5605 +3.5%
1998 0.5613 +0.1%
1999 0.5957 +6.1%
2000 0.6172 +3.6%
2001 0.5898 -4.4%
2002 0.5768 -2.2%
2003 0.6076 +5.3%
2004 0.5884 -3.2%
2007 0.6102 +3.7%
2008 0.5938 -2.7%
2011 0.6904 +16.3%
2012 0.7134 +3.3%
2013 0.7298 +2.3%
2014 0.776 +6.3%
2015 0.8413 +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5395 0.4846 0.5957 7
2000s 0.5977 0.5768 0.6172 7
2010s 0.7502 0.6904 0.8413 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 8 Uganda 7.05 compare
  2. 9 Jamaica 2.61 compare
  3. 10 Rwanda 1.17 compare
  4. 12 Uruguay 0.8301 compare
  5. 13 Mauritius 0.6391 compare
  6. 14 Thailand 0.5404 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka?
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sri Lanka was 0.8413 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8413 in 2015.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4846 in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
67 places, 915 data points, 1981–2021
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