Median earnings per month, aged 15-24, local currency values by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
1.80 million
Indonesia
Lowest
132.79
Bulgaria
Median
1,271
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
931
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-24, local currency values is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 1.80 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 132.79 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,271, and the mean is 108,546.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,556.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 838,610.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per month, aged 15-24, local currency values: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 1.80 million | 2019 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 1.62 million | 2017 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 3 | South Korea | 1.46 million | 2017 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,000 | 2021 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 553,109 | 2006 | up 1,877.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 280,000 | 2017 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 273,900 | 2016 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 260,000 | 2011 | up 838,610.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania | 224,000 | 2020 | up 415.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 140,000 | 2016 | up 268.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 17,380 | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 15,208 | 2020 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 15,000 | 2019 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 15,000 | 2015 | up 270.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 14,013 | 2002 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 10,000 | 2016 | up 360.3% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 9,581 | 2018 | up 328.2% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 9,000 | 2021 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 8,500 | 2012 | up 123.7% | rising |
| 20 | India | 7,604 | 2019 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 7,604 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 7,578 | 2013 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 5,160 | 2020 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 4,309 | 2014 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Honduras | 3,600 | 2017 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 3,466 | 2020 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia | 2,021 | 2017 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 28 | Turkey | 2,020 | 2019 | up 267.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Moldova | 2,000 | 2012 | up 471.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Egypt | 1,800 | 2019 | up 221.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 1,633 | 2016 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 1,586 | 2012 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 1,553 | 2011 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 1,312 | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 35 | Palestine | 1,304 | 2008 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 1,271 | 2016 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 1,188 | 2015 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 1,119 | 2016 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 39 | Brazil | 1,078 | 2020 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Denmark | 1,054 | 2016 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 41 | Ireland | 1,050 | 2016 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 1,043 | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 43 | Sweden | 1,018 | 2016 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 904.08 | 2016 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 45 | France | 816.67 | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 799.19 | 2016 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 708.33 | 2011 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 700 | 2016 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 49 | Slovenia | 639.17 | 2016 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 606.28 | 2018 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 568.75 | 2005 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 52 | Slovakia | 558.33 | 2016 | up 139.5% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 543.12 | 1999 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 54 | Portugal | 485.83 | 2016 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 476.56 | 2016 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 375 | 2016 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 57 | Ecuador | 353.66 | 2017 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 352 | 2012 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Latvia | 350 | 2016 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 60 | Spain | 344.67 | 2016 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 61 | Estonia | 323.65 | 2016 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 315.22 | 2016 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 300 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 274.85 | 2016 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 260.7 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 260.02 | 2017 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 237.43 | 2016 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 225.81 | 2016 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Georgia | 195.21 | 2013 | up 244.5% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 180.19 | 2016 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 132.79 | 2016 | down 13.4% | flat |