Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in South Korea
South Korea: Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 21.19 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in South Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in South Korea is 21.19, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in South Korea peaked at 21.19 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.68, in 2009.
That places South Korea 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.49 | — |
| 2002 | 17.51 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 18.32 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 19.05 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 19.86 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 18.94 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 15.68 | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 14.68 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 14.83 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15.35 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 20.6 | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 21.18 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.92 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.77 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.57 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 21.19 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.57 | 14.68 | 19.86 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.43 | 14.83 | 21.19 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in South Korea?
- Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in South Korea was 21.19 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.19 in 2017.
- What is the lowest real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.68 in 2009.
- How does South Korea rank for real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
- South Korea ranks 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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