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 0.0121 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0121
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
51st
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.0142
in 2015
All-time low
0.0103
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: 0.012005: 0.0112006: 0.0112007: 0.0112008: 0.0142009: 0.0142010: 0.0122011: 0.0132012: 0.0142013: 0.0132014: 0.0142015: 0.0142016: 0.012

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.0121 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2016.

That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sweden peaked at 0.0142 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0103, in 2004.

That places Sweden 51st out of 64 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, primary education and below in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.0103
2005 0.0108 +4.2%
2006 0.0107 -0.5%
2007 0.0113 +5.2%
2008 0.0139 +23.7%
2009 0.0138 -1.1%
2010 0.0121 -12.4%
2011 0.0134 +10.8%
2012 0.0135 +1.3%
2013 0.0127 -5.9%
2014 0.0138 +8.7%
2015 0.0142 +2.5%
2016 0.0121 -14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0118 0.0103 0.0139 6
2010s 0.0131 0.0121 0.0142 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 48 Ghana 0.0143 compare
  2. 49 India 0.0137 compare
  3. 50 Sri Lanka 0.0136 compare
  4. 52 Bangladesh 0.0119 compare
  5. 53 Poland 0.0104 compare
  6. 54 Tanzania 0.0102 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 0.0121 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 0.0142 in 2015.
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 0.0103 in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Sweden ranks 51st out of 64 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 13.1%. 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, 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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