Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Colombia

Colombia: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local was 6,223 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
6,223
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
4th
of 63 countries
All-time high
6,223
in 2021
All-time low
3,610
in 2003
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Colombia, 1996–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k1996200820211996: 4.7k1999: 4.9k2000: 3.9k2001: 3.9k2002: 3.7k2003: 3.6k2004: 3.8k2005: 3.9k2008: 4.8k2009: 5.0k2010: 5.2k2011: 5.2k2012: 5.4k2013: 5.6k2014: 5.7k2015: 5.7k2016: 5.6k2017: 5.8k2018: 5.9k2019: 6.0k2020: 5.7k2021: 6.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 6,223 for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Colombia peaked at 6,223 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,610, in 2003.

Colombia ranks 4th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 4,724
1999 4,851 +2.7%
2000 3,908 -19.4%
2001 3,949 +1.0%
2002 3,713 -6.0%
2003 3,610 -2.8%
2004 3,818 +5.8%
2005 3,894 +2.0%
2008 4,780 +22.7%
2009 4,966 +3.9%
2010 5,171 +4.1%
2011 5,170 -0.0%
2012 5,428 +5.0%
2013 5,601 +3.2%
2014 5,669 +1.2%
2015 5,664 -0.1%
2016 5,640 -0.4%
2017 5,785 +2.6%
2018 5,934 +2.6%
2019 6,016 +1.4%
2020 5,725 -4.8%
2021 6,223 +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,787 4,724 4,851 2
2000s 4,080 3,610 4,966 8
2010s 5,608 5,170 6,016 10
2020s 5,974 5,725 6,223 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Republic of Korea 13,802 compare
  2. 2 Paraguay 13,414 compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 11,150 compare
  4. 5 Chile 2,304 compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 2,293 compare
  6. 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,397 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Colombia?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Colombia was 6,223 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 6,223 in 2021.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,610 in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 849 data points, 1981–2021
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