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 0.0171 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0171
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
53rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0171
in 2019
All-time low
0.0081
in 1993
Years of data
10
1993–2019

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

00.0050.010.0151993200620191993: 0.0081999: 0.0092004: 0.0082005: 0.0082007: 0.012009: 0.012011: 0.0132017: 0.0162018: 0.0162019: 0.017

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 0.0171 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in India peaked at 0.0171 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0081, in 1993.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

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, male in India, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 0.0081
1999 0.0085 +5.1%
2004 0.0084 -1.0%
2005 0.0082 -2.9%
2007 0.0102 +24.4%
2009 0.01 -2.1%
2011 0.0129 +28.8%
2017 0.0164 +27.2%
2018 0.0162 -1.2%
2019 0.0171 +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0083 0.0081 0.0085 2
2000s 0.0092 0.0082 0.0102 4
2010s 0.0156 0.0129 0.0171 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 50 Honduras 0.0189 compare
  2. 51 Philippines 0.0186 compare
  3. 52 Bulgaria 0.018 compare
  4. 54 Sweden 0.0155 compare
  5. 55 Poland 0.0148 compare
  6. 56 Bangladesh 0.0136 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 0.0171 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 0.0171 in 2019.
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 0.0081 in 1993.
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 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, 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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