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Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total by country

Countries reporting
72
Highest
114.03
Republic of Korea
Lowest
0.0113
Georgia
Median
0.1284
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
977

What the numbers show

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 114.03 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 0.0113 in Georgia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1284, and the mean is 5.15.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,118.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 114.0%), 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 114.03 2017 up 29.1% volatile
2 Paraguay 82.29 2020 up 14.4% rising
3 Indonesia 80.2 2019 up 51.0% rising
4 Colombia 30.12 2021 up 14.5% rising
5 Chile 15.78 2017 up 51.7% rising
6 Costa Rica 14.43 2016 up 13.8% rising
7 United Republic of Tanzania 7.92 2020 up 60.9% volatile
8 Uganda 6.35 2016 down 12.4% falling
9 Armenia 4.74 2020 up 21.2% rising
10 Jamaica 2.47 2002 up 55.5% rising
11 Albania 1.56 2019 down 88.2% volatile
12 Rwanda 1.04 2021 down 99.3% volatile
13 Mongolia 0.8319 2018 down 92.4% volatile
14 Sri Lanka 0.779 2015 up 45.6% rising
15 Uruguay 0.7764 2019 up 27.3% rising
16 Mauritius 0.6015 2012 up 13.5% rising
17 Thailand 0.5254 2021 up 59.8% rising
18 Pakistan 0.4894 2020 up 25.0% rising
19 Dominican Republic 0.4862 2013 down 7.5% falling
20 Philippines 0.356 2019 up 16.5% rising
21 Bangladesh 0.3362 2016 up 79.5% rising
22 Australia 0.2652 2015 up 15.3% rising
23 Norway 0.2413 2016 up 10.7% rising
24 Denmark 0.2401 2016 up 9.2% rising
25 India 0.238 2019 up 56.1% rising
26 Mexico 0.2225 2020 up 2.0% falling
27 Honduras 0.2136 2017 down 10.8% rising
28 Netherlands 0.1808 2016 up 4.7% flat
29 Finland 0.1647 2016 up 13.7% rising
30 South Africa 0.1473 2020 down 8.6% volatile
31 Germany 0.1438 2011 up 42.3% rising
32 Cyprus 0.1426 2016 up 10.3% rising
33 Luxembourg 0.1398 2016 down 16.0% falling
34 Iceland 0.1363 2015 down 41.2% falling
35 Ireland 0.1351 2016 up 10.1% rising
36 Sweden 0.1325 2016 up 30.7% rising
37 United Kingdom 0.1244 2016 up 6.7% flat
38 Belgium 0.1186 2016 up 5.6% rising
39 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.1172 2017 up 38.3% rising
40 Republic of Moldova 0.1147 2012 up 114.0% rising
41 State of Palestine 0.1098 2008 down 3.5% falling
42 Austria 0.1095 2016 up 12.4% rising
43 France 0.1055 2016 up 10.0% rising
44 Guatemala 0.0934 2019 down 7.2% falling
45 Italy 0.0904 2016 up 1.3% flat
46 Malta 0.0834 2016 up 8.3% rising
47 Spain 0.0745 2016 up 5.0% flat
48 Slovenia 0.0571 2016 up 17.2% rising
49 Brazil 0.0533 2020 up 30.9% volatile
50 Türkiye 0.0528 2019 up 36.9% volatile
51 Greece 0.051 2016 down 24.5% falling
52 Peru 0.0473 2016 up 45.4% rising
53 Egypt 0.0439 2019 up 3.8% rising
54 Belize 0.041 1999 down 15.7% falling
55 Estonia 0.0409 2016 up 75.2% rising
56 Portugal 0.0401 2016 up 4.0% flat
57 Slovak Republic 0.0383 2016 up 79.4% rising
58 Czechia 0.0354 2016 up 38.4% rising
59 Panama 0.0327 2018 up 44.6% rising
60 Latvia 0.0307 2016 up 81.4% rising
61 Croatia 0.0304 2016 down 3.8% flat
62 Poland 0.0267 2016 up 35.7% rising
63 Lithuania 0.0266 2016 up 53.8% rising
64 Ecuador 0.0199 2017 up 29.3% volatile
65 Hungary 0.0191 2016 down 36.0% volatile
66 Jordan 0.0173 2016 up 46.0% rising
67 Ghana 0.0169 2016 down 100.0% volatile
68 Cambodia 0.0167 2012 down 99.5% volatile
69 El Salvador 0.0161 2019 up 21.7% volatile
70 Bulgaria 0.0138 2016 up 52.2% falling
71 Romania 0.0131 2016 up 2.6% falling
72 Georgia 0.0113 2013 up 50.7% rising

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Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 977 data points, 1981–2021
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