Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Philippines

Philippines: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban was 9,885 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9,885
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
21st
of 67 countries
All-time high
9,885
in 2019
All-time low
4,454
in 2001
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Philippines, 2001–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2001201020192001: 4.5k2002: 4.9k2003: 5.0k2004: 5.0k2005: 5.2k2007: 5.6k2008: 6.1k2009: 6.5k2010: 6.5k2011: 6.5k2012: 6.7k2013: 7.1k2014: 7.5k2015: 7.6k2016: 7.9k2017: 8.7k2018: 8.9k2019: 9.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 9,885 for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Philippines peaked at 9,885 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,454, in 2001.

That places Philippines 21st out of 67 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,347 4,454 6,474 8
2010s 7,732 6,518 9,885 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 18 Bangladesh 11,000 compare
  2. 19 India 10,645 compare
  3. 20 Dominican Republic 10,105 compare
  4. 22 Honduras 7,200 compare
  5. 23 Mexico 6,450 compare
  6. 24 Nicaragua 5,686 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Philippines?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Philippines was 9,885 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 9,885 in 2019.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 4,454 in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban?
Philippines ranks 21st out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 880 data points, 1981–2021
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