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

Sri Lanka: Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0196 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.0196
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
51st
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0196
in 2015
All-time low
0.0113
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.0050.010.0150.021992200320151992: 0.0111993: 0.0121994: 0.0121995: 0.0131996: 0.0131998: 0.0131999: 0.0142000: 0.0142001: 0.0142002: 0.0132003: 0.0142004: 0.0142007: 0.0142008: 0.0142011: 0.0162012: 0.0172013: 0.0172014: 0.0182015: 0.02

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0196. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0196 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0113, in 1992.

Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 0.0113
1993 0.0116 +2.9%
1994 0.0124 +7.2%
1995 0.0126 +1.3%
1996 0.013 +3.5%
1998 0.0131 +0.1%
1999 0.0139 +6.1%
2000 0.0144 +3.6%
2001 0.0137 -4.4%
2002 0.0134 -2.2%
2003 0.0141 +5.3%
2004 0.0137 -3.2%
2007 0.0142 +3.7%
2008 0.0138 -2.7%
2011 0.0161 +16.3%
2012 0.0166 +3.3%
2013 0.017 +2.3%
2014 0.0181 +6.3%
2015 0.0196 +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0126 0.0113 0.0139 7
2000s 0.0139 0.0134 0.0144 7
2010s 0.0175 0.0161 0.0196 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 48 Indonesia 0.0211 compare
  2. 49 Pakistan 0.021 compare
  3. 50 Philippines 0.0202 compare
  4. 52 Bulgaria 0.0174 compare
  5. 53 India 0.0156 compare
  6. 54 Sweden 0.015 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sri Lanka?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Sri Lanka was 0.0196 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0196 in 2015.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 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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