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

Uruguay: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0475 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0475
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
21st
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.0493
in 2017
All-time low
0.0269
in 2004
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.010.020.030.040.051998200820191998: 0.0422000: 0.0432001: 0.0372002: 0.0312003: 0.0282004: 0.0272005: 0.0282006: 0.032007: 0.0312008: 0.0332009: 0.0372010: 0.0372011: 0.0422012: 0.0452014: 0.0482015: 0.0462016: 0.0462017: 0.0492018: 0.0482019: 0.047

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Uruguay is 0.0475, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Uruguay peaked at 0.0493 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0269, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 21st of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, urban in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 0.0416
2000 0.0428 +3.0%
2001 0.0366 -14.5%
2002 0.0312 -14.7%
2003 0.0276 -11.7%
2004 0.0269 -2.4%
2005 0.0281 +4.7%
2006 0.0301 +6.8%
2007 0.0314 +4.5%
2008 0.0333 +6.1%
2009 0.0372 +11.6%
2010 0.0374 +0.5%
2011 0.0417 +11.6%
2012 0.0446 +7.0%
2014 0.0478 +7.1%
2015 0.0462 -3.2%
2016 0.0464 +0.4%
2017 0.0493 +6.1%
2018 0.0478 -3.0%
2019 0.0475 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0416 0.0416 0.0416 1
2000s 0.0325 0.0269 0.0428 10
2010s 0.0454 0.0374 0.0493 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 18 Panama 0.0593 compare
  2. 19 Latvia 0.055 compare
  3. 20 Jordan 0.0532 compare
  4. 22 Thailand 0.0463 compare
  5. 23 Belize 0.0455
  6. 24 Chile 0.0455 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Uruguay?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Uruguay was 0.0475 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0493 in 2017.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0269 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Uruguay ranks 21st 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 Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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