SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Myanmar
Myanmar: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 1,279 in 2020. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Myanmar, 2015–2020
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Myanmar is 1,279, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 116.1% over ten years.
That places Myanmar 16th out of 68 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 591.92 | — |
| 2017 | 855.04 | +44.5% |
| 2018 | 995.48 | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 1,114 | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 1,279 | +14.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1,279 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.82, 17.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1,279 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,983, 32% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 889.02 | 591.92 | 1,114 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,279 | 1,279 | 1,279 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More work & labour data for Myanmar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5269 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 29,392 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 32,967 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,258 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,401 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,659 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Myanmar?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Myanmar was 1,279 in 2020, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,279 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 591.92 in 2015.
- How does Myanmar rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 68 countries with data for 2020.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.