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 6,285 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
6,285
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 62 countries
All-time high
6,603
in 2019
All-time low
4,951
in 2002
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: 5.9k1999: 5.5k2000: 5.0k2001: 5.1k2002: 5.0k2003: 5.1k2004: 5.4k2005: 5.5k2008: 5.6k2009: 5.5k2010: 6.0k2011: 6.0k2012: 5.9k2013: 6.3k2014: 6.5k2015: 6.2k2016: 6.2k2017: 6.3k2018: 6.2k2019: 6.6k2020: 6.4k2021: 6.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Colombia stood at 6,285.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Colombia peaked at 6,603 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,951, in 2002.

Colombia ranks 4th of 62 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, urban in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 5,914
1999 5,480 -7.3%
2000 5,045 -7.9%
2001 5,100 +1.1%
2002 4,951 -2.9%
2003 5,054 +2.1%
2004 5,441 +7.6%
2005 5,517 +1.4%
2008 5,643 +2.3%
2009 5,500 -2.5%
2010 5,962 +8.4%
2011 6,000 +0.6%
2012 5,942 -1.0%
2013 6,271 +5.5%
2014 6,463 +3.1%
2015 6,156 -4.8%
2016 6,160 +0.1%
2017 6,273 +1.8%
2018 6,228 -0.7%
2019 6,603 +6.0%
2020 6,441 -2.5%
2021 6,285 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,697 5,480 5,914 2
2000s 5,281 4,951 5,643 8
2010s 6,206 5,942 6,603 10
2020s 6,363 6,285 6,441 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 South Korea 19,324 compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 17,423 compare
  3. 3 Paraguay 16,168 compare
  4. 5 Chile 3,127 compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 2,924 compare
  6. 7 Tanzania 2,037 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 6,285 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 6,603 in 2019.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,951 in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 62 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 4.8%. 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, urban. 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, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 842 data points, 1981–2021
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