Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, female by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
15,643
Republic of Korea
Lowest
1.72
Georgia
Median
17.52
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
889
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, female is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 15,643 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 1.72 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.52, and the mean is 885.45.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,086.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 191.8%), 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 | Republic of Korea | 15,643 | 2017 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 14,831 | 2017 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 11,220 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,282 | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 2,634 | 2017 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 2,606 | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,746 | 2020 | up 191.8% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 764.74 | 2016 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 9 | Jamaica | 387.14 | 2002 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 121.85 | 2015 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 117.19 | 2019 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 109.57 | 2021 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 13 | Rwanda | 108.38 | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 14 | Mauritius | 81.37 | 2012 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 74.36 | 2013 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 16 | Philippines | 67.75 | 2019 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 67.19 | 2016 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 18 | Pakistan | 67.12 | 2020 | up 53.4% | flat |
| 19 | Honduras | 46.4 | 2017 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 39.5 | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 35.44 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 22 | India | 34.47 | 2019 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 34.28 | 2016 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 24.35 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 22.4 | 2020 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Iceland | 21.45 | 2015 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 20.04 | 2016 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 19.97 | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 19.88 | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 19.13 | 2012 | up 147.8% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.06 | 2017 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 32 | Palestine, State of | 18.33 | 2008 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 17.52 | 2016 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 17.5 | 2011 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 17.02 | 2016 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.72 | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 37 | France | 15.13 | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 13.21 | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 39 | Malta | 12.93 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 10.6 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 41 | Türkiye | 9.4 | 2019 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 9.28 | 2016 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 8.64 | 2020 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 8.27 | 2016 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 45 | Belize | 7.74 | 1999 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 46 | Egypt | 7.63 | 2019 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 7.6 | 2016 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 6.37 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 6.15 | 2018 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 5.96 | 2016 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 51 | Estonia | 5.92 | 2016 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 5.32 | 2016 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 4.81 | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 54 | Latvia | 4.65 | 2016 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 4.34 | 2016 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 4.3 | 2016 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 3.49 | 2017 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 3.4 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 3.16 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 3.14 | 2017 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 3.08 | 2016 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 2.27 | 2016 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 2.12 | 2016 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 64 | Ghana | 2.03 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 1.72 | 2013 | up 127.8% | rising |