Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Colombia
Colombia: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 908,526 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 908,526 for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Colombia peaked at 908,526 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 195,525, in 1996.
That places Colombia 4th out of 76 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 month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 195,525 | — |
| 1999 | 282,425 | +44.4% |
| 2000 | 260,100 | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 286,100 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 309,000 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 332,000 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 358,000 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 400,000 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 480,000 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 500,000 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 515,000 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 550,000 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 600,000 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 640,000 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 670,000 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 700,000 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 780,000 | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 800,000 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 828,200 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 878,000 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 908,526 | +3.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 908,526 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,603, 105.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 908,526 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,800, 156.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +44.4% | 195,525 | 282,425 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238,975 | 195,525 | 282,425 | 2 |
| 2000s | 365,650 | 260,100 | 500,000 | 8 |
| 2010s | 668,320 | 515,000 | 828,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 893,263 | 878,000 | 908,526 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Colombia?
- Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Colombia was 908,526 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 908,526 in 2021.
- What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,525 in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
- Colombia ranks 4th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
- Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. 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, local currency values, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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