Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia

Colombia: Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values was 4,430 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4,430
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
4th
of 71 countries
All-time high
4,430
in 2021
All-time low
1,042
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia, 1996–2021

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1996200820211996: 1.0k1999: 1.5k2000: 1.3k2001: 1.4k2002: 1.5k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.9k2008: 2.4k2009: 2.5k2010: 2.6k2011: 2.8k2012: 2.9k2013: 3.1k2014: 3.3k2015: 3.4k2016: 3.6k2017: 3.8k2018: 4.0k2019: 4.3k2020: 4.3k2021: 4.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia is 4,430, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia peaked at 4,430 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,042, in 1996.

That places Colombia 4th out of 71 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 1,042 —
1999 1,534 +47.3%
2000 1,350 -12.0%
2001 1,438 +6.6%
2002 1,490 +3.6%
2003 1,594 +7.0%
2004 1,744 +9.4%
2005 1,918 +10.0%
2008 2,354 +22.7%
2009 2,486 +5.6%
2010 2,634 +6.0%
2011 2,781 +5.6%
2012 2,915 +4.8%
2013 3,098 +6.3%
2014 3,299 +6.5%
2015 3,406 +3.3%
2016 3,644 +7.0%
2017 3,836 +5.3%
2018 4,028 +5.0%
2019 4,262 +5.8%
2020 4,315 +1.3%
2021 4,430 +2.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 4,430 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.99, 134.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 4,430 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.99, 134.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +47.3% 1,042 1,534

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,288 1,042 1,534 2
2000s 1,797 1,350 2,486 8
2010s 3,390 2,634 4,262 10
2020s 4,373 4,315 4,430 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 South Korea 12,946 compare
  2. 2 Paraguay 12,221 compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 11,763 compare
  4. 5 Venezuela 3,861 compare
  5. 6 Chile 2,046 compare
  6. 7 Costa Rica 1,750 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia?
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Colombia was 4,430 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 4,430 in 2021.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,042 in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 953 data points, 1970–2021
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