Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
119.12
Korea
Lowest
0.0113
Georgia
Median
0.1319
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
915
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 119.12 in Korea; the lowest is 0.0113 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1319, and the mean is 5.72.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,539.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova, Republic of (up 114.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 119.12 | 2017 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 90.39 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 81.98 | 2019 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 30.83 | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 16.84 | 2017 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 15.1 | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.77 | 2020 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 7.05 | 2016 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 9 | Jamaica | 2.61 | 2002 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 1.17 | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 0.8413 | 2015 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 0.8301 | 2019 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 0.6391 | 2012 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 14 | Thailand | 0.5404 | 2021 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 0.5364 | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 0.52 | 2018 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 0.5157 | 2013 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.3787 | 2019 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 0.3424 | 2016 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 0.2463 | 2016 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.2451 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.2447 | 2017 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 23 | India | 0.238 | 2019 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.2331 | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 0.1863 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 26 | Finland | 0.1683 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 0.1508 | 2011 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.1473 | 2020 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 0.1467 | 2016 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 30 | Cyprus | 0.1426 | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 0.1408 | 2015 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 0.1405 | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 33 | Sweden | 0.135 | 2016 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 0.1319 | 2016 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 35 | Bolivia | 0.1316 | 2017 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 0.1205 | 2008 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 37 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1147 | 2012 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 38 | Guatemala | 0.1089 | 2019 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 39 | France | 0.1084 | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 0.0914 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Malta | 0.0868 | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 0.0759 | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 43 | Brazil | 0.0581 | 2020 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0.0576 | 2016 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye | 0.0557 | 2019 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 0.0524 | 2016 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 47 | Peru | 0.0509 | 2016 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 0.0461 | 1999 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.0457 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 50 | Estonia | 0.0423 | 2016 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 0.041 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 52 | Slovak Republic | 0.0387 | 2016 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 0.0359 | 2016 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 0.0344 | 2018 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia | 0.0315 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Latvia | 0.0313 | 2016 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 57 | Poland | 0.0278 | 2016 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0.0276 | 2016 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 0.0208 | 2017 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.0195 | 2016 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 0.0194 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 0.0182 | 2012 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 0.018 | 2016 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 0.017 | 2019 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 0.014 | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 66 | Romania | 0.0133 | 2016 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 67 | Georgia | 0.0113 | 2013 | up 51.1% | rising |