Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total by country
Countries reporting
76
Highest
12,393
South Korea
Lowest
1.11
Georgia
Median
13.98
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,043
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 12,393 in South Korea; the lowest is 1.11 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.98, and the mean is 673.25.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,187.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 1,669.5%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.8%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 12,393 | 2017 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 11,508 | 2019 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 11,126 | 2020 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 4,356 | 2021 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 3,517 | 2006 | up 1,669.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 1,918 | 2017 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 1,671 | 2016 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 1,360 | 2020 | up 230.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 843.88 | 2016 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 575.37 | 2020 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 172.61 | 2019 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 166.67 | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 143.84 | 2019 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Mongolia | 140 | 2018 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 95.9 | 2015 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 90.37 | 2018 | up 992.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 89.29 | 2002 | up 1,525.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Pakistan | 87.5 | 2020 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Puerto Rico | 78.15 | 2005 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritius | 62.47 | 2012 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 57.54 | 2021 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 52.85 | 2013 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 46.03 | 2016 | up 295.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Philippines | 44.06 | 2019 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 25 | India | 37.5 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 31.49 | 2020 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 28.77 | 2015 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 27.62 | 2017 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 26.77 | 2014 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 26.58 | 2016 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 24.84 | 2016 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 23.02 | 2020 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands | 19.11 | 2016 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 17.36 | 2016 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 15.4 | 2015 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 36 | Bolivia | 15.19 | 2017 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 14.59 | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 38 | Germany | 14.12 | 2011 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 13.85 | 2016 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 13.8 | 2016 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 13.32 | 2016 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 42 | Sweden | 13.29 | 2016 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium | 12.56 | 2016 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 44 | Guatemala | 12.56 | 2019 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 45 | Moldova | 11.99 | 2012 | up 420.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Austria | 11.63 | 2016 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 11.62 | 2019 | up 248.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 11.51 | 2019 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 49 | France | 10.84 | 2016 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine | 10.02 | 2008 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 51 | Italy | 9.24 | 2016 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 52 | Malta | 8.74 | 2016 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 8.63 | 2020 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 7.55 | 2016 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 5.85 | 2016 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 5.58 | 2016 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 4.87 | 2016 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 58 | Estonia | 4.28 | 2016 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 59 | Portugal | 4.09 | 2016 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 60 | Slovakia | 3.94 | 2016 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 61 | Panama | 3.78 | 2018 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 62 | Czechia | 3.72 | 2016 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 63 | Ghana | 3.33 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Belize | 3.33 | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Latvia | 3.12 | 2016 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 3.05 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 67 | Poland | 2.75 | 2016 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 2.73 | 2016 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 2.37 | 2017 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 2.02 | 2016 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 1.92 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 1.71 | 2012 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 1.7 | 2019 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 1.37 | 2016 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 1.37 | 2016 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 1.11 | 2013 | up 188.8% | volatile |