Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0008 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 40.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | +107.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | +40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.