Germany vs United States: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Germany
1,367 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
United States
1,439 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Germany rank
14th
United States rank
13th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

  • Germany
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1,439 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,367 international-$ in 2021 prices in Germany, a difference of 72.05 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.