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

India: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0208 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.0208
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
53rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0244
in 1999
All-time low
0.0193
in 2005
Years of data
10
1993–2019

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in India, 1993–2019

00.0050.010.0150.020.0251993200620191993: 0.0221999: 0.0242004: 0.0212005: 0.0192007: 0.0212009: 0.022011: 0.0222017: 0.0222018: 0.0212019: 0.021

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 0.0208 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in India peaked at 0.0244 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0193, in 2005.

India ranks 53rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education in India, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 0.0215
1999 0.0244 +13.2%
2004 0.0208 -14.6%
2005 0.0193 -7.4%
2007 0.0214 +11.1%
2009 0.02 -6.8%
2011 0.0222 +11.2%
2017 0.0221 -0.5%
2018 0.0212 -3.8%
2019 0.0208 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0229 0.0215 0.0244 2
2000s 0.0204 0.0193 0.0214 4
2010s 0.0216 0.0208 0.0222 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 50 Ghana 0.0233 compare
  2. 51 Tanzania 0.0228 compare
  3. 52 Philippines 0.0215 compare
  4. 54 Sri Lanka 0.0199 compare
  5. 55 Poland 0.0195 compare
  6. 56 Bulgaria 0.018 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in India?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in India was 0.0208 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.0244 in 1999.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0193 in 2005.
How does India rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
India ranks 53rd out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India 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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