Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Portugal

Portugal: Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local was 650 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
650
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
50th
of 65 countries
All-time high
701.97
in 2010
All-time low
537.4
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Portugal, 2004–2016

02004006008002004201020162004: 537.42005: 541.72006: 582.32007: 6412008: 641.72009: 685.62010: 7022011: 6882012: 658.12013: 6602014: 641.72015: 641.72016: 650

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Portugal stood at 650.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Portugal peaked at 701.97 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 537.4, in 2004.

Portugal ranks 50th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 537.4
2005 541.67 +0.8%
2006 582.31 +7.5%
2007 641.01 +10.1%
2008 641.67 +0.1%
2009 685.59 +6.8%
2010 701.97 +2.4%
2011 688.02 -2.0%
2012 658.08 -4.4%
2013 660 +0.3%
2014 641.67 -2.8%
2015 641.67 +0.0%
2016 650 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 604.94 537.4 685.59 6
2010s 663.06 641.67 701.97 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 47 Panama 750.73 compare
  2. 48 Estonia 672.31 compare
  3. 49 Belize 651.75
  4. 51 Czechia 623.19 compare
  5. 52 Slovakia 617.5 compare
  6. 53 Latvia 538.26 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Portugal?
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Portugal was 650 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 701.97 in 2010.
What is the lowest median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 537.4 in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local?
Portugal ranks 50th out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 847 data points, 1981–2021
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