Real Gross Wage Growth rose 335% to 1.94% in South Korea in 2015, according to OECD.
Historically, Real Gross Wage Growth in South Korea reached an all time high of 10.5% in 1995 and an all time low of -2.91% in 1998.
South Korea has been ranked 30th within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of Real Gross Wage Growth, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Real Gross Wage Growth | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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| China | % | 8.98% | 9.25% | 7.46% | 7.49% | 8.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 1.92% | -2.31% | -0.609% | -2.59% | -0.498% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | % | 3.09% | 8.88% | 5.12% | 1.25% | -10.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 0.637% | -1.21% | 1.58% | -0.828% | 1.94% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.83% | 5.15% | 18.1% | 4.79% | -21.7% | |||||||||||
| USA | % | -0.425% | 0.640% | -0.581% | 1.36% | 2.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.37% | 11.2% | 2.49% | 4.98% | 14.0% |
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