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 0.0155 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0155
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
54th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0175
in 2012
All-time low
0.0118
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: 0.0122005: 0.0122006: 0.0122007: 0.0122008: 0.0152009: 0.0162010: 0.0142011: 0.0162012: 0.0172013: 0.0162014: 0.0162015: 0.0162016: 0.015

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sweden stood at 0.0155.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sweden peaked at 0.0175 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0118, in 2004.

That places Sweden 54th out of 67 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, male in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.0118
2005 0.012 +2.2%
2006 0.0121 +0.7%
2007 0.0123 +1.1%
2008 0.0148 +20.4%
2009 0.0155 +5.2%
2010 0.0141 -9.0%
2011 0.0158 +11.7%
2012 0.0175 +10.6%
2013 0.0158 -9.3%
2014 0.0162 +2.4%
2015 0.0158 -2.4%
2016 0.0155 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0131 0.0118 0.0155 6
2010s 0.0158 0.0141 0.0175 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 51 Philippines 0.0186 compare
  2. 52 Bulgaria 0.018 compare
  3. 53 India 0.0171 compare
  4. 55 Poland 0.0148 compare
  5. 56 Bangladesh 0.0136 compare
  6. 57 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0133 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 0.0155 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 0.0175 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 0.0118 in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Sweden ranks 54th 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 27.6%. 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, 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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