Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, female by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
92.65
Republic of Korea
Lowest
0.0122
Romania
Median
0.1118
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
914
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, female is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 92.65 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 0.0122 in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1118, and the mean is 4.92.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,608.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 165.3%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 92.65 | 2017 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 85.44 | 2020 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 66.83 | 2019 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 30.12 | 2021 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 14.95 | 2017 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 14.78 | 2016 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.04 | 2020 | up 165.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 5.08 | 2016 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 9 | Jamaica | 2.34 | 2002 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 0.9545 | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0.7662 | 2019 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 0.6648 | 2015 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 0.5254 | 2021 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritius | 0.4749 | 2012 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 0.4457 | 2013 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 0.4457 | 2018 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 0.4195 | 2020 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.3804 | 2019 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 0.3209 | 2016 | up 116.4% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 0.2589 | 2017 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.2336 | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 0.2239 | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.2238 | 2020 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 24 | India | 0.1813 | 2019 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 0.1738 | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 0.1545 | 2016 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 0.1351 | 2016 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 28 | Ireland | 0.1327 | 2016 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.1326 | 2020 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Iceland | 0.1305 | 2015 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 0.1279 | 2011 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 0.1257 | 2016 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1141 | 2016 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1118 | 2017 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1101 | 2012 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 0.1085 | 2008 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.105 | 2019 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.1031 | 2016 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 39 | France | 0.1002 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 0.0876 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Malta | 0.0823 | 2016 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 0.0705 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 0.0545 | 2016 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.0533 | 2020 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Türkiye | 0.0523 | 2019 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 0.0492 | 2016 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 47 | Belize | 0.0461 | 1999 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 48 | Egypt | 0.0439 | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 0.043 | 2016 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 0.038 | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 51 | Estonia | 0.0366 | 2016 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 52 | Slovakia | 0.0349 | 2016 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 53 | Panama | 0.0332 | 2018 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 0.0309 | 2016 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia | 0.0281 | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 56 | Latvia | 0.0276 | 2016 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 57 | Poland | 0.0254 | 2016 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0.0252 | 2016 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 0.0204 | 2017 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.018 | 2016 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Jordan | 0.018 | 2016 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 0.0163 | 2019 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0.0152 | 2012 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 0.013 | 2016 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 65 | Georgia | 0.0124 | 2013 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 0.0123 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Romania | 0.0122 | 2016 | up 0.8% | falling |