Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0217 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.0217
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
47th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.0217
in 2015
All-time low
0.0118
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.0050.010.0150.021992200320151992: 0.0121993: 0.0131994: 0.0131995: 0.0131996: 0.0161998: 0.0161999: 0.0172000: 0.0162001: 0.0152002: 0.0152003: 0.0162004: 0.0162007: 0.0162008: 0.0162011: 0.0182012: 0.0182013: 0.022014: 0.022015: 0.022

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0217 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2015. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0217 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0118, in 1992.

Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 0.0118
1993 0.0126 +6.1%
1994 0.0133 +6.3%
1995 0.0134 +0.7%
1996 0.0156 +16.4%
1998 0.0155 -0.6%
1999 0.0166 +6.9%
2000 0.0164 -1.1%
2001 0.0154 -6.1%
2002 0.0152 -1.2%
2003 0.0157 +3.0%
2004 0.0156 -0.4%
2007 0.0162 +3.3%
2008 0.0157 -2.9%
2011 0.0178 +13.7%
2012 0.0176 -1.2%
2013 0.0198 +12.4%
2014 0.0199 +0.2%
2015 0.0217 +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0141 0.0118 0.0166 7
2000s 0.0158 0.0152 0.0164 7
2010s 0.0194 0.0176 0.0217 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 44 Ghana 0.0225 compare
  2. 45 Philippines 0.0224 compare
  3. 46 Indonesia 0.0223 compare
  4. 48 Pakistan 0.021 compare
  5. 49 India 0.0199 compare
  6. 50 Bulgaria 0.0181 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sri Lanka?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sri Lanka was 0.0217 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0217 in 2015.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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