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 0.0341 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0341
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
34th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0345
in 2018
All-time low
0.02
in 2003
Years of data
24
1995–2020

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

00.010.020.031995200720201995: 0.0221996: 0.0221997: 0.0221998: 0.0221999: 0.0212001: 0.0212002: 0.022003: 0.022004: 0.022005: 0.0212006: 0.0222007: 0.0242008: 0.0252009: 0.0262011: 0.0292012: 0.0312013: 0.0312014: 0.0332015: 0.0332016: 0.0342017: 0.0342018: 0.0352019: 0.0332020: 0.034

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil is 0.0341, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil peaked at 0.0345 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 34th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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, male in Brazil, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.0217
1996 0.0219 +0.8%
1997 0.0218 -0.2%
1998 0.0215 -1.6%
1999 0.0207 -4.0%
2001 0.0206 -0.3%
2002 0.0203 -1.2%
2003 0.02 -1.9%
2004 0.02 +0.1%
2005 0.021 +5.3%
2006 0.0224 +6.6%
2007 0.0236 +5.3%
2008 0.025 +6.0%
2009 0.026 +4.0%
2011 0.0286 +9.8%
2012 0.0307 +7.3%
2013 0.0311 +1.5%
2014 0.0335 +7.5%
2015 0.0334 -0.1%
2016 0.0337 +0.8%
2017 0.0339 +0.8%
2018 0.0345 +1.7%
2019 0.0333 -3.6%
2020 0.0341 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0215 0.0207 0.0219 5
2000s 0.0221 0.02 0.026 9
2010s 0.0325 0.0286 0.0345 9
2020s 0.0341 0.0341 0.0341 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 31 Ecuador 0.0359 compare
  2. 32 Mauritius 0.0358 compare
  3. 33 Belize 0.0349 compare
  4. 35 Peru 0.0317 compare
  5. 36 South Africa 0.0307 compare
  6. 37 El Salvador 0.0296 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 0.0341 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 0.0345 in 2018.
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 0.02 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Brazil ranks 34th 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 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, male. 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, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 890 data points, 1990–2021
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