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 0.0199 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0199
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
49th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.0199
in 2019
All-time low
0.0127
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

00.0050.010.0150.021993200620191993: 0.0131999: 0.0142004: 0.0142005: 0.0132007: 0.0152009: 0.0152011: 0.0182017: 0.0182018: 0.0192019: 0.02

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in India stood at 0.0199. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in India peaked at 0.0199 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0127, in 1993.

That places India 49th out of 64 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, urban in India, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 0.0127
1999 0.0145 +14.1%
2004 0.0136 -6.4%
2005 0.0135 -0.5%
2007 0.0154 +14.2%
2009 0.015 -2.9%
2011 0.0175 +17.1%
2017 0.0184 +5.0%
2018 0.0189 +2.6%
2019 0.0199 +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0136 0.0127 0.0145 2
2000s 0.0144 0.0135 0.0154 4
2010s 0.0187 0.0175 0.0199 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 46 Indonesia 0.0223 compare
  2. 47 Sri Lanka 0.0217 compare
  3. 48 Pakistan 0.021 compare
  4. 50 Bulgaria 0.0181 compare
  5. 51 Poland 0.0152 compare
  6. 52 Sweden 0.0149 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 0.0199 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 0.0199 in 2019.
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 0.0127 in 1993.
How does India rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
India ranks 49th out of 64 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 33.2%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
64 places, 843 data points, 1990–2021
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