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 0.0233 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0233
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
34th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.0233
in 2017
All-time low
0.0103
in 1995
Years of data
24
1995–2020

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

00.0050.010.0150.020.0251995200720201995: 0.011996: 0.0111997: 0.0111998: 0.0111999: 0.0112001: 0.0112002: 0.0122003: 0.0122004: 0.0122005: 0.0142006: 0.0152007: 0.0162008: 0.0172009: 0.0182011: 0.0192012: 0.0212013: 0.0222014: 0.0232015: 0.0232016: 0.0222017: 0.0232018: 0.0232019: 0.0222020: 0.023

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0233 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil peaked at 0.0233 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0103, in 1995.

Brazil ranks 34th of 63 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, rural in Brazil, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.0103
1996 0.0109 +5.8%
1997 0.0107 -2.3%
1998 0.0113 +6.5%
1999 0.0114 +0.1%
2001 0.011 -2.8%
2002 0.0117 +6.4%
2003 0.0116 -1.1%
2004 0.0125 +7.5%
2005 0.0136 +9.2%
2006 0.0149 +9.7%
2007 0.0163 +8.8%
2008 0.017 +4.4%
2009 0.0181 +6.8%
2011 0.019 +4.6%
2012 0.0206 +8.3%
2013 0.0216 +5.0%
2014 0.0227 +5.0%
2015 0.0226 -0.5%
2016 0.0224 -0.5%
2017 0.0233 +4.0%
2018 0.023 -1.3%
2019 0.0222 -3.6%
2020 0.0233 +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0109 0.0103 0.0114 5
2000s 0.0141 0.011 0.0181 9
2010s 0.0219 0.019 0.0233 9
2020s 0.0233 0.0233 0.0233 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 31 El Salvador 0.0264 compare
  2. 32 Egypt 0.0256 compare
  3. 33 Norway 0.0254 compare
  4. 35 South Africa 0.0228 compare
  5. 36 Peru 0.0223 compare
  6. 37 Colombia 0.0221 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 0.0233 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 0.0233 in 2017.
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 0.0103 in 1995.
How does Brazil rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Brazil ranks 34th out of 63 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 28.4%. 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, rural. 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, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 823 data points, 1990–2021
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