Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values was 20,000 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 20,000 for median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values in 2015. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 263.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values in Sri Lanka peaked at 20,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,500, in 1992.
Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,500 | — |
| 1993 | 1,728 | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 2,000 | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 2,250 | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 2,500 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 3,200 | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 3,500 | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 4,000 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 4,400 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 4,700 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 5,000 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 5,500 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 8,000 | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 10,000 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 13,000 | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 18,000 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 20,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,450, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +45.5% | 5,500 | 8,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,383 | 1,500 | 3,500 | 7 |
| 2000s | 5,943 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 7 |
| 2010s | 16,400 | 13,000 | 20,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values in Sri Lanka?
- Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values in Sri Lanka was 20,000 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 in 2015.
- What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 71 countries with data for 2015.
- Is median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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