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

Colombia: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0225 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0225
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
36th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.0225
in 2021
All-time low
0.0136
in 2002
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.0050.010.0150.020.0251996200820211996: 0.0191999: 0.0182000: 0.0142001: 0.0152002: 0.0142003: 0.0142004: 0.0142005: 0.0152008: 0.0172009: 0.0172010: 0.0172011: 0.0182012: 0.0182013: 0.0192014: 0.022015: 0.0212016: 0.0212017: 0.0222018: 0.0222019: 0.0222020: 0.0222021: 0.023

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Colombia stood at 0.0225. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Colombia peaked at 0.0225 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0136, in 2002.

That places Colombia 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 0.0187
1999 0.0184 -1.4%
2000 0.0141 -23.7%
2001 0.0146 +3.7%
2002 0.0136 -7.1%
2003 0.0137 +1.2%
2004 0.0138 +0.7%
2005 0.0148 +7.1%
2008 0.0168 +13.2%
2009 0.017 +1.2%
2010 0.0175 +3.0%
2011 0.0182 +4.1%
2012 0.0184 +1.3%
2013 0.0193 +5.0%
2014 0.0204 +5.2%
2015 0.0209 +2.6%
2016 0.0207 -0.8%
2017 0.0217 +4.9%
2018 0.0222 +2.1%
2019 0.0223 +0.6%
2020 0.0218 -2.5%
2021 0.0225 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0186 0.0184 0.0187 2
2000s 0.0148 0.0136 0.017 8
2010s 0.0202 0.0175 0.0223 10
2020s 0.0221 0.0218 0.0225 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 33 Mauritius 0.0239 compare
  2. 34 South Africa 0.0237 compare
  3. 35 Egypt 0.0228 compare
  4. 37 Peru 0.0224 compare
  5. 38 Mexico 0.0217 compare
  6. 39 Norway 0.0182 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Colombia?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Colombia was 0.0225 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0225 in 2021.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0136 in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Colombia ranks 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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, primary education and below. 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, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 845 data points, 1990–2021
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