Australia vs Germany: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile

Australia

842.35 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2020

Germany

853.13 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2022

Australia rank

15th

Germany rank

13th

Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile over time

Australia
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 853.13 international-$ in 2021 prices against 842.35 international-$ in 2021 prices in Australia, a difference of 10.78 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Germany ranks 13th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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