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 0.014 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.014
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
48th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.014
in 2017
All-time low
0.0057
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: 0.0061999: 0.0072004: 0.0072005: 0.0072007: 0.0082009: 0.0092011: 0.0112017: 0.0142018: 0.0142019: 0.014

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 0.014 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in India peaked at 0.014 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0057, in 1993.

India ranks 48th of 63 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, rural in India, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 0.0057
1999 0.0068 +18.9%
2004 0.007 +3.1%
2005 0.0067 -4.1%
2007 0.0077 +14.2%
2009 0.0088 +14.7%
2011 0.0105 +19.0%
2017 0.014 +33.0%
2018 0.0137 -1.9%
2019 0.014 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0063 0.0057 0.0068 2
2000s 0.0076 0.0067 0.0088 4
2010s 0.0131 0.0105 0.014 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 45 Indonesia 0.0172 compare
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  3. 47 Sweden 0.0141 compare
  4. 49 Bulgaria 0.0138 compare
  5. 50 Honduras 0.0135 compare
  6. 51 Tanzania 0.0132 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 0.014 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 0.014 in 2017.
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 0.0057 in 1993.
How does India rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
India ranks 48th out of 63 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 58.2%. 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, 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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