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 0.0344 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0344
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
31st
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.0344
in 2020
All-time low
0.0203
in 2003
Years of data
24
1995–2020

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

00.010.020.031995200720201995: 0.0231996: 0.0221997: 0.0221998: 0.0231999: 0.0222001: 0.0212002: 0.0212003: 0.022004: 0.022005: 0.0212006: 0.0222007: 0.0242008: 0.0252009: 0.0262011: 0.0282012: 0.032013: 0.0312014: 0.0322015: 0.0322016: 0.0332017: 0.0332018: 0.0342019: 0.0332020: 0.034

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil is 0.0344, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil peaked at 0.0344 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0203, in 2003.

That places Brazil 31st out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, urban in Brazil, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.0225
1996 0.0224 -0.5%
1997 0.0223 -0.3%
1998 0.0226 +1.1%
1999 0.0219 -3.1%
2001 0.0211 -3.8%
2002 0.0209 -0.6%
2003 0.0203 -3.1%
2004 0.0204 +0.4%
2005 0.0212 +4.3%
2006 0.0224 +5.6%
2007 0.0236 +5.3%
2008 0.0246 +4.1%
2009 0.0259 +5.6%
2011 0.0279 +7.5%
2012 0.0301 +7.8%
2013 0.0311 +3.6%
2014 0.0321 +3.3%
2015 0.0322 +0.2%
2016 0.0329 +2.2%
2017 0.0334 +1.5%
2018 0.0338 +1.1%
2019 0.0333 -1.4%
2020 0.0344 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0224 0.0219 0.0226 5
2000s 0.0223 0.0203 0.0259 9
2010s 0.0319 0.0279 0.0338 9
2020s 0.0344 0.0344 0.0344 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 28 Turkey 0.0375 compare
  2. 29 Paraguay 0.0374 compare
  3. 30 Ecuador 0.0366 compare
  4. 32 South Africa 0.0325 compare
  5. 33 El Salvador 0.0316 compare
  6. 34 Peru 0.0312 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 0.0344 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 0.0344 in 2020.
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 0.0203 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Brazil ranks 31st out of 64 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 32.7%. 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, urban. 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, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 843 data points, 1990–2021
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