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

Thailand: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0565 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0565
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
20th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0666
in 1997
All-time low
0.0404
in 2004
Years of data
30
1990–2021

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Thailand, 1990–2021

00.020.040.061990200520211990: 0.0431991: 0.0451992: 0.0541993: 0.0551994: 0.0521995: 0.0571997: 0.0671998: 0.0511999: 0.0492000: 0.0482001: 0.0482002: 0.0432003: 0.0422004: 0.042005: 0.0432006: 0.0422007: 0.0422008: 0.0412009: 0.0412010: 0.0412011: 0.0412012: 0.0442014: 0.0532015: 0.0552016: 0.0532017: 0.0552018: 0.0572019: 0.0552020: 0.062021: 0.056

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.0565 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2021.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Thailand peaked at 0.0666 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0404, in 2004.

Thailand ranks 20th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education in Thailand, 1990 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1990 0.043
1991 0.0445 +3.5%
1992 0.0543 +22.0%
1993 0.0554 +2.0%
1994 0.0525 -5.2%
1995 0.0572 +8.9%
1997 0.0666 +16.5%
1998 0.0514 -22.8%
1999 0.0492 -4.3%
2000 0.0484 -1.6%
2001 0.0476 -1.6%
2002 0.043 -9.8%
2003 0.0418 -2.8%
2004 0.0404 -3.3%
2005 0.0433 +7.1%
2006 0.0421 -2.7%
2007 0.0421 +0.1%
2008 0.0411 -2.5%
2009 0.0411 +0.0%
2010 0.0408 -0.6%
2011 0.0409 +0.2%
2012 0.0438 +7.0%
2014 0.0526 +20.1%
2015 0.0552 +4.9%
2016 0.0532 -3.5%
2017 0.0547 +2.7%
2018 0.0571 +4.4%
2019 0.0551 -3.5%
2020 0.0595 +8.1%
2021 0.0565 -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0527 0.043 0.0666 9
2000s 0.0431 0.0404 0.0484 10
2010s 0.0504 0.0408 0.0571 9
2020s 0.058 0.0565 0.0595 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 17 Slovakia 0.0685 compare
  2. 18 Portugal 0.0665 compare
  3. 19 Panama 0.0623 compare
  4. 21 Jordan 0.0559 compare
  5. 22 Latvia 0.0549 compare
  6. 23 Lithuania 0.0533 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Thailand?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Thailand was 0.0565 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0666 in 1997.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0404 in 2004.
How does Thailand rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Thailand ranks 20th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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