Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Brazil

Brazil: Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0352 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0352
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
33rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0358
in 2017
All-time low
0.0213
in 2003
Years of data
24
1995–2020

Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Brazil, 1995–2020

00.010.020.030.041995200720201995: 0.0251996: 0.0251997: 0.0251998: 0.0241999: 0.0232001: 0.0232002: 0.0222003: 0.0212004: 0.0222005: 0.0232006: 0.0242007: 0.0252008: 0.0262009: 0.0272011: 0.0292012: 0.0332013: 0.0332014: 0.0352015: 0.0342016: 0.0352017: 0.0362018: 0.0352019: 0.0362020: 0.035

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil is 0.0352, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil peaked at 0.0358 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0213, in 2003.

That places Brazil 33rd out of 67 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 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted in Brazil, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.0247
1996 0.0245 -0.7%
1997 0.0246 +0.2%
1998 0.0238 -3.1%
1999 0.0227 -4.6%
2001 0.0227 -0.1%
2002 0.0222 -2.2%
2003 0.0213 -4.1%
2004 0.0218 +2.3%
2005 0.0229 +5.0%
2006 0.0239 +4.5%
2007 0.0252 +5.5%
2008 0.0261 +3.5%
2009 0.0272 +4.2%
2011 0.0291 +6.9%
2012 0.0329 +13.1%
2013 0.0332 +0.9%
2014 0.0346 +4.2%
2015 0.0342 -1.2%
2016 0.0346 +1.2%
2017 0.0358 +3.6%
2018 0.0345 -3.5%
2019 0.0355 +2.8%
2020 0.0352 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0241 0.0227 0.0247 5
2000s 0.0237 0.0213 0.0272 9
2010s 0.0338 0.0291 0.0358 9
2020s 0.0352 0.0352 0.0352 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 30 Paraguay 0.0403 compare
  2. 31 Belize 0.0393 compare
  3. 32 Ecuador 0.038 compare
  4. 34 Mauritius 0.0344 compare
  5. 35 Peru 0.0322 compare
  6. 36 El Salvador 0.0316 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Brazil was 0.0352 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0358 in 2017.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0213 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Brazil ranks 33rd out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 890 data points, 1990–2021
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