Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Peru
Peru: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation was 11.32 cur lcu in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in cur lcu.
Analysis
Peru recorded 11.32 cur lcu for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Peru peaked at 11.32 cur lcu in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.07 cur lcu, in 2000.
Peru ranks 60th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Peru, year by year
| Year | cur lcu | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.07 cur lcu | — |
| 2001 | 4.13 cur lcu | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.67 cur lcu | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 4.59 cur lcu | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.25 cur lcu | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 4.24 cur lcu | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.54 cur lcu | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 4.92 cur lcu | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 5.3 cur lcu | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 5.99 cur lcu | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 6.06 cur lcu | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.46 cur lcu | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 7.06 cur lcu | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 7.34 cur lcu | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 8.14 cur lcu | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.82 cur lcu | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 8.54 cur lcu | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 8.54 cur lcu | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.83 cur lcu | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 9.25 cur lcu | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 9.22 cur lcu | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.63 cur lcu | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.45 cur lcu | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.92 cur lcu | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 11.32 cur lcu | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.67 cur lcu | 4.07 cur lcu | 5.99 cur lcu | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8 cur lcu | 6.06 cur lcu | 9.25 cur lcu | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.11 cur lcu | 9.22 cur lcu | 11.32 cur lcu | 5 |
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More development goals data for Peru
- Red List Index 0.7543 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18.94 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 851.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Peru?
- Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Peru was 11.32 cur lcu in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 cur lcu in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 cur lcu in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
- Peru ranks 60th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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