Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
12,946
South Korea
Lowest
1.11
Georgia
Median
14.66
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
953
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 12,946 in South Korea; the lowest is 1.11 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.66, and the mean is 749.24.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,656.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 1,717.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.8%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 12,946 | 2017 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 12,221 | 2020 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 11,763 | 2019 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 4,430 | 2021 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 3,861 | 2006 | up 1,717.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 2,046 | 2017 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 1,750 | 2016 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 1,507 | 2020 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 947.67 | 2016 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 187.5 | 2021 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 153.43 | 2019 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 103.57 | 2015 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 96.4 | 2018 | up 316.0% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 95.9 | 2020 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 94.53 | 2002 | up 1,570.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 87.92 | 2005 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mongolia | 87.5 | 2018 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 66.37 | 2012 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 59.18 | 2021 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 56.06 | 2013 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 46.88 | 2016 | up 275.1% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 46.88 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 23 | India | 37.5 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 32.99 | 2020 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 31.65 | 2017 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 28.63 | 2014 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 27.19 | 2016 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 25.47 | 2016 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 23.02 | 2020 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands | 19.74 | 2016 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 17.74 | 2016 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia | 17.05 | 2017 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 15.92 | 2015 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 15.41 | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 14.86 | 2011 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 14.66 | 2019 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 14.35 | 2016 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 14.12 | 2016 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 13.85 | 2016 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 40 | Sweden | 13.56 | 2016 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 41 | Turkey | 12.27 | 2019 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Egypt | 11.99 | 2019 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Moldova | 11.99 | 2012 | up 420.8% | volatile |
| 44 | France | 11.14 | 2016 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 45 | Palestine | 10.99 | 2008 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 9.35 | 2016 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 9.32 | 2020 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Malta | 9.08 | 2016 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 7.68 | 2016 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 6 | 2016 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 5.93 | 2016 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 4.89 | 2016 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 4.45 | 2016 | up 141.8% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 4.2 | 2016 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 4.03 | 2016 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 3.98 | 2018 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 3.84 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 3.8 | 2016 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 59 | Belize | 3.75 | 1999 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 60 | Latvia | 3.18 | 2016 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 61 | Croatia | 3.17 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 62 | Lithuania | 2.85 | 2016 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 63 | Poland | 2.8 | 2016 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 2.47 | 2017 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 2.05 | 2016 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 1.99 | 2016 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 67 | Cambodia | 1.88 | 2012 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 1.8 | 2019 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 1.4 | 2016 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 1.4 | 2016 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 1.11 | 2013 | up 189.6% | volatile |