Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile by country
The level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.
Countries reporting
117
Highest
1,274 international-$ in 2021 prices
Norway
Lowest
16.88 international-$ in 2021 prices
Zambia
Median
181.49 international-$ in 2021 prices
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 1,274 international-$ in 2021 prices in Norway; the lowest is 16.88 international-$ in 2021 prices in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 181.49 international-$ in 2021 prices, and the mean is 311.03 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 281.8%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 49.1%).
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1,274 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1,123 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 1,059 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 1,034 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1,021 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | 1,016 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 999.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 944.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 933.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 871.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 856.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 34.9% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 853.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 842.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 17 | France | 801.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 793.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 19 | United States | 788.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 770.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 21 | South Korea | 736.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 22 | Taiwan | 734.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 658.52 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 619 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 606.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 579.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 576.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 28 | Japan | 549.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 506.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 502.45 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 484.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 462.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 388.5 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 59.2% | falling |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 380.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 111.0% | rising |
| 35 | Israel | 369.31 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 363.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 281.8% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 361.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 358.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 39 | Turkey | 337.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 327.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 326.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | 321.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 312.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 44 | Russia | 305.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 263.45 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 46 | Bhutan | 257 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 251.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 48 | Ukraine | 242.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 238.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 237.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 230.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 227.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | — | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 221.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2010 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 217.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 55 | Moldova | 207.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 56 | Montenegro | 205.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 57 | Albania | 195.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 190.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 59 | China | 188.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Bolivia | 186.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 186.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2005 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 62 | Mongolia | 181.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 63 | Mexico | 178.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 64 | Vietnam | 177.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 65 | Paraguay | 176.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 166.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | — | rising |
| 67 | Brazil | 161.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 159.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 158.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 70 | Palestine | 156.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 71 | Armenia | 144.69 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 72 | Iran | 140.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 139.97 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 136.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 136.02 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 129.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 122.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 78 | Peru | 122.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 120.59 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2013 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 120.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 119.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 82 | Indonesia | 109.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 105.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2014 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 103.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 102.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 86 | India | 101.97 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 87 | Colombia | 99.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 88 | Laos | 98.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 92.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 90 | Venezuela | 91.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2006 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 91 | Mauritania | 89.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 92 | Philippines | 86.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea | 85.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Syria | 74.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 95 | Senegal | 72.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 103.3% | falling |
| 97 | South Africa | 70.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 98 | Pakistan | 69.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 99 | Gambia | 66.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 64.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 101 | Botswana | 63.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2015 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 102 | Benin | 62.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 103 | Cameroon | 57.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 104 | Mali | 56.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 105 | Rwanda | 55.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 53.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 107 | Togo | 52.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 156.8% | rising |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 50.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 110 | Kenya | 49.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 111 | Nigeria | 48.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 112 | Niger | 45.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 113 | Tanzania | 44.69 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 114 | Ghana | 37.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2016 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 115 | Uganda | 34.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 116 | Madagascar | 32.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | 28.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 118 | Malawi | 27.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 119 | Mozambique | 17.33 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 120 | Zambia | 16.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
About this data
The level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.