Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
14,384
Indonesia
Lowest
1.11
Georgia
Median
14.84
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
950
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 14,384 in Indonesia; the lowest is 1.11 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.84, and the mean is 803.57.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,954.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de (up 1,650.1%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.8%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, above: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 14,384 | 2019 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Korea | 12,658 | 2017 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 11,635 | 2020 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 4,795 | 2021 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 3,972 | 2006 | up 1,650.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2,302 | 2020 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 2,092 | 2017 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 1,985 | 2016 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 1,036 | 2016 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 400 | 2021 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 169.78 | 2020 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 153.43 | 2019 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Mongolia | 140 | 2018 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 105.48 | 2015 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Argentina | 96.4 | 2018 | up 340.9% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 96.24 | 2016 | up 258.4% | rising |
| 17 | Jamaica | 90.46 | 2002 | up 1,435.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 82.06 | 2005 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 78.91 | 2021 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 72.68 | 2012 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 60.25 | 2013 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 50 | 2019 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 23 | India | 49.32 | 2019 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 41.24 | 2020 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 39.01 | 2017 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 34.52 | 2020 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 30.76 | 2014 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 27.21 | 2016 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 26.35 | 2016 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 20.56 | 2016 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 18.25 | 2016 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 32 | Guatemala | 17.69 | 2019 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 17.47 | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 34 | Bolivia | 16.78 | 2017 | up 137.0% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 15.76 | 2015 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 14.84 | 2016 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 37 | Moldova, Republic of | 14.38 | 2012 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 14.17 | 2011 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 14.15 | 2016 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 13.85 | 2016 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 41 | Sweden | 13.83 | 2016 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 12.79 | 2019 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 43 | France | 12.29 | 2016 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 11.99 | 2019 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Palestine, State of | 10.42 | 2008 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 10.36 | 2020 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Italy | 9.29 | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 9.15 | 2016 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 8 | 2016 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 6.19 | 2016 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 5.85 | 2016 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 5.22 | 2016 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 53 | Belize | 5 | 1999 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 4.7 | 2016 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 4.51 | 2016 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 56 | Estonia | 4.44 | 2016 | up 141.5% | rising |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 4.03 | 2016 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 3.99 | 2018 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 3.78 | 2016 | up 129.2% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 3.58 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Croatia, Republic of | 3.38 | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 62 | Latvia | 3.21 | 2016 | up 159.2% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 2.88 | 2016 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 2.54 | 2017 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 2.11 | 2016 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 2.01 | 2016 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 2 | 2019 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Cambodia | 1.88 | 2012 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 1.46 | 2016 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 1.46 | 2016 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 1.11 | 2013 | up 189.5% | volatile |