Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
69
Highest
9,413
Paraguay
Lowest
0.3131
Georgia
Median
10.23
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
911
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 9,413 in Paraguay; the lowest is 0.3131 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.23, and the mean is 573.59.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30,068.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 857,043.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.8%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 9,413 | 2020 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 8,928 | 2019 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Korea, Republic of | 8,209 | 2017 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 3,921 | 2021 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 2,844 | 2006 | up 1,723.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 1,534 | 2017 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 1,339 | 2016 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,031 | 2020 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 669.53 | 2016 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 493.18 | 2011 | up 857,043.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 142.86 | 2021 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 110.74 | 2019 | up 180.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Jamaica | 88.19 | 2002 | up 1,616.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 79.25 | 2020 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 71.92 | 2015 | up 280.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 70.29 | 2018 | up 377.8% | rising |
| 17 | Puerto Rico | 53.73 | 2005 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 46.03 | 2012 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 43.84 | 2021 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 40.28 | 2016 | up 302.8% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 39.97 | 2013 | up 128.4% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 36.46 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 23 | India | 32.88 | 2019 | up 198.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 27.49 | 2020 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 22.15 | 2014 | up 196.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Denmark | 20.88 | 2016 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 27 | Honduras | 19.18 | 2017 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 18.62 | 2020 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 17.92 | 2016 | up 34.4% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands, The | 13.12 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 11.95 | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia | 11.63 | 2017 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 10.79 | 2015 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 10.46 | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 10.23 | 2019 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Türkiye, Republic of | 9.69 | 2019 | up 253.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Sweden | 9.62 | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 38 | Palestine | 9.62 | 2008 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 39 | France | 8.94 | 2016 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 8.79 | 2019 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.63 | 2012 | up 720.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Germany | 7.67 | 2011 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 43 | Italy | 6.91 | 2016 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 6.79 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 6.47 | 2020 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovak Republic | 6.33 | 2016 | up 402.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Spain | 5.77 | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 48 | Cyprus | 5.18 | 2013 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 49 | Slovenia, Republic of | 4.59 | 2013 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 4.18 | 2016 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 3.53 | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 3.45 | 2016 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 53 | Belize | 3 | 1999 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 2.89 | 2018 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 55 | Estonia, Republic of | 2.79 | 2016 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia, Republic of | 2.59 | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 57 | Ghana | 2.19 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 2.09 | 2017 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Poland, Republic of | 2 | 2016 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 60 | Czech Republic | 1.88 | 2016 | up 442.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Cambodia | 1.56 | 2012 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Latvia, Republic of | 1.46 | 2016 | up 165.4% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 1.38 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 1.38 | 2019 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 0.9744 | 2016 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.9023 | 2016 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 0.8971 | 2016 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 0.5312 | 2016 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 69 | Georgia | 0.3131 | 2013 | down 22.3% | rising |