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 0.0156 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0156
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
58th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.0159
in 2018
All-time low
0.0063
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: 0.0082004: 0.0072005: 0.0072007: 0.0092009: 0.012011: 0.0122017: 0.0152018: 0.0162019: 0.016

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 0.0156 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2019.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in India peaked at 0.0159 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0063, in 1993.

That places India 58th out of 72 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, total in India, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 0.0063
1999 0.0077 +21.6%
2004 0.0072 -6.5%
2005 0.0072 +0.8%
2007 0.0089 +23.2%
2009 0.01 +12.0%
2011 0.0123 +23.0%
2017 0.0147 +20.0%
2018 0.0159 +8.2%
2019 0.0156 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.007 0.0063 0.0077 2
2000s 0.0083 0.0072 0.01 4
2010s 0.0146 0.0123 0.0159 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 55 Philippines 0.019 compare
  2. 56 Sri Lanka 0.0181 compare
  3. 57 Bulgaria 0.0171 compare
  4. 59 Sweden 0.0147 compare
  5. 60 Poland 0.0139 compare
  6. 61 Bangladesh 0.0136 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 0.0156 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 0.0159 in 2018.
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 0.0063 in 1993.
How does India rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
India ranks 58th out of 72 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 56.1%. 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, total. 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, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 952 data points, 1990–2021
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