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

Latvia: Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values was 3.18 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
3.18
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
60th
of 71 countries
All-time high
3.18
in 2016
All-time low
1.12
in 2005
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Latvia, 2005–2016

01232005201020162005: 1.12006: 1.22007: 1.72008: 2.42009: 2.92010: 2.42011: 2.22012: 2.42013: 2.42014: 2.72015: 32016: 3.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 3.18 for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 156.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Latvia peaked at 3.18 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 2005.

That places Latvia 60th out of 71 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.86 1.12 2.87 5
2010s 2.6 2.16 3.18 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 57 Ghana 3.84 compare
  2. 58 Czechia 3.8 compare
  3. 59 Belize 3.75
  4. 61 Croatia 3.17 compare
  5. 62 Lithuania 2.85 compare
  6. 63 Poland 2.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Latvia?
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Latvia was 3.18 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 3.18 in 2016.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2005.
How does Latvia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values?
Latvia ranks 60th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 156.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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