Italy vs Portugal: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees

Italy
10.59
in 2020
Portugal
8.58
in 2025
Italy rank
58th
Portugal rank
61st

SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
0200400600800200020122025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 10.59 against 8.58 in Portugal, a difference of 2.01.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 58th and Portugal ranks 61st of 68 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 8.49 4.75 3.74 Italy
2010s 9.18 5.36 3.82 Italy
2020s 10.59 6.74 3.85 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 10.59 against 8.58 in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees between Italy and Portugal?
2.01, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
Italy ranks 58th and Portugal ranks 61st of 68 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 879 data points, 2000–2025
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Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to 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 also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.