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

Thailand: Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.5404 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5404
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
14th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.547
in 2020
All-time low
0.2541
in 1989
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.2631986: 0.2711987: 0.2591988: 0.2641989: 0.2541990: 0.2671991: 0.2691992: 0.2881993: 0.3061994: 0.3011995: 0.3161997: 0.3481998: 0.3421999: 0.3272000: 0.3082001: 0.3172002: 0.3142003: 0.3092004: 0.3022005: 0.3072006: 0.332007: 0.3222008: 0.3312009: 0.3342010: 0.3482011: 0.3492012: 0.3832014: 0.4652015: 0.4962016: 0.5152017: 0.5372018: 0.5312019: 0.5272020: 0.5472021: 0.54

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand stood at 0.5404.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand peaked at 0.547 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2541, in 1989.

That places Thailand 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 0.2627
1986 0.2714 +3.3%
1987 0.2589 -4.6%
1988 0.2642 +2.0%
1989 0.2541 -3.8%
1990 0.2667 +5.0%
1991 0.2692 +0.9%
1992 0.2876 +6.9%
1993 0.3057 +6.3%
1994 0.3014 -1.4%
1995 0.3165 +5.0%
1997 0.3483 +10.1%
1998 0.3418 -1.9%
1999 0.3269 -4.4%
2000 0.3075 -5.9%
2001 0.3166 +2.9%
2002 0.3144 -0.7%
2003 0.3088 -1.8%
2004 0.3017 -2.3%
2005 0.3066 +1.6%
2006 0.3297 +7.5%
2007 0.3225 -2.2%
2008 0.3312 +2.7%
2009 0.334 +0.9%
2010 0.3484 +4.3%
2011 0.3491 +0.2%
2012 0.383 +9.7%
2014 0.4649 +21.4%
2015 0.4962 +6.7%
2016 0.5146 +3.7%
2017 0.5367 +4.3%
2018 0.5311 -1.1%
2019 0.5273 -0.7%
2020 0.547 +3.7%
2021 0.5404 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2623 0.2541 0.2714 5
1990s 0.3071 0.2667 0.3483 9
2000s 0.3173 0.3017 0.334 10
2010s 0.4612 0.3484 0.5367 9
2020s 0.5437 0.5404 0.547 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 11 Sri Lanka 0.8413 compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 0.8301 compare
  3. 13 Mauritius 0.6391 compare
  4. 15 Pakistan 0.5364 compare
  5. 16 Mongolia 0.52 compare
  6. 17 Dominican Republic 0.5157 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand?
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Thailand was 0.5404 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.547 in 2020.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2541 in 1989.
How does Thailand rank for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Thailand ranks 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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
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67 places, 915 data points, 1981–2021
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