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

Colombia: Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0255 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0255
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
42nd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.026
in 1996
All-time low
0.019
in 2003
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.010.020.031996200820211996: 0.0261999: 0.0252000: 0.022001: 0.022002: 0.0192003: 0.0192004: 0.022005: 0.0212008: 0.0222009: 0.0222010: 0.0222011: 0.0232012: 0.0232013: 0.0242014: 0.0252015: 0.0252016: 0.0252017: 0.0252018: 0.0252019: 0.0262020: 0.0262021: 0.025

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Colombia stood at 0.0255.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Colombia peaked at 0.026 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.019, in 2003.

That places Colombia 42nd out of 67 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 0.026
1999 0.0246 -5.5%
2000 0.0198 -19.4%
2001 0.0195 -1.3%
2002 0.019 -2.6%
2003 0.019 -0.1%
2004 0.0196 +3.3%
2005 0.0206 +4.7%
2008 0.0216 +5.1%
2009 0.0218 +0.7%
2010 0.0225 +3.3%
2011 0.023 +2.1%
2012 0.0234 +2.1%
2013 0.0245 +4.3%
2014 0.0253 +3.3%
2015 0.0248 -2.0%
2016 0.0246 -0.6%
2017 0.0248 +0.9%
2018 0.0254 +2.2%
2019 0.0259 +2.2%
2020 0.0255 -1.7%
2021 0.0255 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0253 0.0246 0.026 2
2000s 0.0201 0.019 0.0218 8
2010s 0.0244 0.0225 0.0259 10
2020s 0.0255 0.0255 0.0255 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 39 Guatemala 0.028 compare
  2. 40 Egypt 0.0267 compare
  3. 41 Mexico 0.0261 compare
  4. 43 Norway 0.0252 compare
  5. 44 Ghana 0.025 compare
  6. 45 Dominican Republic 0.0248 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Colombia?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Colombia was 0.0255 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.026 in 1996.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.019 in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Colombia ranks 42nd out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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