Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Peru

Peru: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above was 1,091 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
1,091
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
50th
of 71 countries
All-time high
1,091
in 2016
All-time low
543.85
in 1997
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Peru, 1997–2016

02505007501.0k1997200620161997: 543.81998: 574.61999: 576.82000: 563.82001: 565.22002: 586.92005: 568.32006: 644.22007: 6692009: 767.82010: 799.72011: 869.32012: 942.72013: 995.22014: 1.1k2015: 1.0k2016: 1.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Peru stood at 1,091. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Peru peaked at 1,091 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 543.85, in 1997.

That places Peru 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 565.09 543.85 576.8 3
2000s 623.59 563.76 767.8 7
2010s 976.44 799.66 1,091 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 47 Italy 1,517 compare
  2. 48 Puerto Rico 1,324 compare
  3. 49 Spain 1,323 compare
  4. 51 Slovenia 1,076 compare
  5. 52 Greece 908.33 compare
  6. 53 Belize 869

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Peru?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Peru was 1,091 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1,091 in 2016.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 543.85 in 1997.
How does Peru rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above?
Peru ranks 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 932 data points, 1970–2021
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