Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, male by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
132.36
South Korea
Lowest
0.0106
Georgia
Median
0.1352
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
915
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, male is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 132.36 in South Korea; the lowest is 0.0106 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1352, and the mean is 5.75.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,475.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 115.3%), 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 | South Korea | 132.36 | 2017 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 83.4 | 2019 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 80.72 | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 30.12 | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 16.84 | 2017 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 14.24 | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 7.85 | 2020 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 6.49 | 2016 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 9 | Jamaica | 2.65 | 2002 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 1.17 | 2021 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 0.8413 | 2015 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 0.8319 | 2018 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 0.7802 | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritius | 0.6648 | 2012 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 0.5254 | 2021 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0.4959 | 2013 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 0.4894 | 2020 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.3492 | 2019 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 0.3362 | 2016 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 20 | India | 0.2608 | 2019 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 0.2585 | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 0.2473 | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0.2255 | 2016 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.2214 | 2020 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 0.1942 | 2017 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.1881 | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 0.1792 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 28 | Germany | 0.16 | 2011 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.1547 | 2020 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Iceland | 0.145 | 2015 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.143 | 2016 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 0.1396 | 2016 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 0.1364 | 2016 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 0.1352 | 2016 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 35 | Bolivia | 0.1225 | 2017 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 36 | Moldova | 0.1211 | 2012 | up 115.3% | rising |
| 37 | France | 0.1113 | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 38 | Palestine | 0.1105 | 2008 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 0.0923 | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0.0899 | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 0.084 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 0.0792 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 0.0593 | 2016 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.0562 | 2020 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 0.0535 | 2016 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 46 | Turkey | 0.0533 | 2019 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 0.05 | 2016 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 48 | Estonia | 0.0466 | 2016 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.0439 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 0.0428 | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 51 | Slovakia | 0.0415 | 2016 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 52 | Belize | 0.041 | 1999 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 53 | Czechia | 0.039 | 2016 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 0.0336 | 2016 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia | 0.0328 | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Panama | 0.0325 | 2018 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 57 | Poland | 0.0285 | 2016 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0.0276 | 2016 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 0.0203 | 2016 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.0197 | 2017 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 0.0194 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 0.018 | 2012 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 0.0173 | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 0.0159 | 2019 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 0.0145 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 66 | Romania | 0.014 | 2016 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 67 | Georgia | 0.0106 | 2013 | up 22.0% | rising |