Hourly earnings in Sri Lanka stood at 277.9 local currency in 2024, according to ILO ILOSTAT. The latest value is up 8.9% from 255.2 local currency in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 116.7 local currency (up 138% since). The latest value is the highest since 2010; the lowest was 77.05 local currency in 2010. Sri Lanka ranked 15th highest of the 45 countries in this dataset in 2024; Vietnam ranked first.
Data source: ILO ILOSTAT · Unit: local currency · Category: Labor and Employment · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Hourly earnings in Sri Lanka stood at 277.9 local currency in 2024, according to ILO ILOSTAT.
The latest value is up 8.9% from 255.2 local currency in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 116.7 local currency (up 138% since).
Sri Lanka ranked 15th highest of the 45 countries in this dataset in 2024; Vietnam ranked first.
The latest value is the highest since 2010; the lowest was 77.05 local currency in 2010.
| Indicator | Hourly earnings |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | local currency |
| Source | ILO ILOSTAT |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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International Labour Organization. (2026). Hourly earnings — Sri Lanka [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/hourly-earnings/LKA. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EAR_EHRA_SEX_CUR_NB_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv
International Labour Organization. "Hourly earnings — Sri Lanka." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/hourly-earnings/LKA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EAR_EHRA_SEX_CUR_NB_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
International Labour Organization. 2026. "Hourly earnings — Sri Lanka." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/hourly-earnings/LKA. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EAR_EHRA_SEX_CUR_NB_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
@misc{econdash_hourly_earnings_lka,
author = {{International Labour Organization}},
title = {{Hourly earnings --- Sri Lanka}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/hourly-earnings/LKA},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EAR\_EHRA\_SEX\_CUR\_NB\_A\&lang=en\&type=label\&format=.csv}
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