Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
19,513
Indonesia
Lowest
1.78
Georgia
Median
23.17
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
886
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 19,513 in Indonesia; the lowest is 1.78 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.17, and the mean is 1,174.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,981.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 188.6%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 19,513 | 2019 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 19,324 | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 16,298 | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,915 | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 3,403 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 3,292 | 2017 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2,910 | 2020 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 1,838 | 2016 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 9 | Rwanda | 447.08 | 2021 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 445.24 | 2002 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 195.78 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 162.47 | 2015 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 146.06 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 137.43 | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 136.96 | 2021 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritius | 125.18 | 2012 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 102.25 | 2013 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 18 | India | 76.15 | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 73.71 | 2019 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 61.87 | 2017 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 54.69 | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 40.44 | 2016 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 40.33 | 2020 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 40.32 | 2016 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 28.58 | 2016 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 28.04 | 2016 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 27 | Netherlands | 27.58 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 25.39 | 2016 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 25.07 | 2015 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 24.17 | 2017 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 23.96 | 2011 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 23.91 | 2012 | up 188.6% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 23.17 | 2016 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 23.08 | 2016 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 20.98 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | France | 19.65 | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 37 | Palestine, State of | 18.33 | 2008 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 14.93 | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 39 | Malta | 14.91 | 2016 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 13.01 | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 41 | Türkiye | 11.35 | 2019 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Brazil | 11.11 | 2020 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Belize | 10.68 | 1999 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 10.45 | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 9.55 | 2016 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 46 | Egypt | 9.34 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 9.26 | 2016 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 8.26 | 2016 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 49 | Czechia | 7.43 | 2016 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 50 | Estonia | 7.11 | 2016 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 51 | Slovakia | 6.78 | 2016 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 6.53 | 2018 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 6.26 | 2016 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 5.69 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 55 | Latvia | 5.45 | 2016 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 4.74 | 2016 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 3.91 | 2017 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 3.89 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 59 | El Salvador | 3.63 | 2017 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Jordan | 3.52 | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 3.51 | 2016 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Ghana | 3.04 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 2.52 | 2016 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 2.43 | 2016 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 65 | Georgia | 1.78 | 2013 | up 76.4% | rising |