Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Brazil

Brazil: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0391 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0391
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
32nd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0507
in 1995
All-time low
0.03
in 2004
Years of data
24
1995–2020

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Brazil, 1995–2020

00.020.040.061995200720201995: 0.0511996: 0.0471997: 0.0461998: 0.0451999: 0.0412001: 0.0362002: 0.0352003: 0.0322004: 0.032005: 0.032006: 0.0312007: 0.0332008: 0.0332009: 0.0332011: 0.0352012: 0.0392013: 0.0392014: 0.0392015: 0.042016: 0.042017: 0.042018: 0.0392019: 0.042020: 0.039

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0391 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2020.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil peaked at 0.0507 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2004.

Brazil ranks 32nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education in Brazil, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.0507
1996 0.0467 -7.9%
1997 0.0459 -1.8%
1998 0.045 -1.9%
1999 0.0413 -8.2%
2001 0.0361 -12.6%
2002 0.0349 -3.4%
2003 0.0319 -8.5%
2004 0.03 -6.2%
2005 0.0304 +1.4%
2006 0.0314 +3.4%
2007 0.0329 +4.8%
2008 0.0328 -0.4%
2009 0.0335 +2.1%
2011 0.0348 +4.2%
2012 0.0386 +10.7%
2013 0.0387 +0.4%
2014 0.039 +0.8%
2015 0.0403 +3.2%
2016 0.0395 -1.9%
2017 0.0398 +0.7%
2018 0.0392 -1.4%
2019 0.04 +1.9%
2020 0.0391 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0459 0.0413 0.0507 5
2000s 0.0326 0.03 0.0361 9
2010s 0.0389 0.0348 0.0403 9
2020s 0.0391 0.0391 0.0391 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0448 compare
  2. 30 South Africa 0.0439 compare
  3. 31 Jamaica 0.0397 compare
  4. 33 Ecuador 0.0391 compare
  5. 34 Paraguay 0.0384 compare
  6. 35 Mauritius 0.0377 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil was 0.0391 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0507 in 1995.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2004.
How does Brazil rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Brazil ranks 32nd out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 888 data points, 1990–2021
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