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

Sweden: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0152 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0152
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
57th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0163
in 2012
All-time low
0.0112
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.0050.010.0152004201020162004: 0.0112005: 0.0112006: 0.0112007: 0.0112008: 0.0142009: 0.0152010: 0.0142011: 0.0152012: 0.0162013: 0.0152014: 0.0162015: 0.0162016: 0.015

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sweden is 0.0152, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sweden peaked at 0.0163 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0112, in 2004.

Sweden ranks 57th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.0112
2005 0.0113 +0.9%
2006 0.0113 -0.2%
2007 0.0115 +2.0%
2008 0.0142 +23.9%
2009 0.015 +5.5%
2010 0.0138 -8.3%
2011 0.0152 +10.7%
2012 0.0163 +7.3%
2013 0.015 -8.0%
2014 0.016 +6.4%
2015 0.0156 -2.7%
2016 0.0152 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0124 0.0112 0.015 6
2010s 0.0153 0.0138 0.0163 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 54 Sri Lanka 0.0199 compare
  2. 55 Poland 0.0195 compare
  3. 56 Bulgaria 0.018 compare
  4. 58 Georgia 0.0135 compare
  5. 59 Rwanda 0.0099 compare
  6. 60 Uganda 0.0083 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sweden?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sweden was 0.0152 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.0163 in 2012.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Sweden ranks 57th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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