Brazil vs South Africa: Average hourly earnings of employees
Average hourly earnings of employees over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 20.97 against 20 in South Africa, a difference of 0.97.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 54th of 73 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at 20.97 against 20 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.97, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees?
- Brazil ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 54th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average hourly earnings of employees (Local currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are converted to U.S. dollars as the common currency, using exchange rates or using purchasing power parity (PPP) rates for private consumption expenditures. The latter series allows for international comparisons by taking account of the differences in relative prices between countries. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.