SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 277.93 in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 277.93 for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 138.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 277.93 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.05, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 77.05 | — |
| 2011 | 89.2 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 104.96 | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 116.65 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 135.15 | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 143.22 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 173.16 | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 179.95 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 191.54 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 222.59 | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 237.7 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 237.5 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 255.24 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 277.93 | +8.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 277.93 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.09, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 134.54 | 77.05 | 191.54 | 9 |
| 2020s | 246.19 | 222.59 | 277.93 | 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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka was 277.93 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 277.93 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.05 in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.