Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, male by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
23,924
South Korea
Lowest
1.82
Georgia
Median
24.29
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, male is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 23,924 in South Korea; the lowest is 1.82 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.29, and the mean is 1,145.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,116.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 136.3%), 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 | South Korea | 23,924 | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 16,298 | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 16,029 | 2019 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,282 | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 3,292 | 2017 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 3,010 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 1,804 | 2020 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 1,471 | 2016 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 9 | Jamaica | 482.35 | 2002 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 162.47 | 2015 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 143.82 | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Rwanda | 135.48 | 2021 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 124.22 | 2012 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 106.94 | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 100.44 | 2021 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 92.96 | 2013 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 73.03 | 2016 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 70.2 | 2019 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 19 | India | 57.9 | 2019 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 45.57 | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 44.6 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 40.92 | 2016 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 40.83 | 2017 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 24 | Cyprus | 39.2 | 2016 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 31.03 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 26 | Finland | 30.53 | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 29.17 | 2011 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 28.8 | 2020 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Iceland | 28.37 | 2015 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 26.87 | 2016 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia | 25.32 | 2017 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 24.56 | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 33 | Sweden | 24.29 | 2016 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 23.06 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | Moldova | 22 | 2012 | up 136.3% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine | 19.06 | 2008 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 37 | France | 18.84 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 15.92 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Malta | 14.9 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 13.82 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 41 | Turkey | 11.35 | 2019 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 10.43 | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 9.88 | 2020 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 9.76 | 2016 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 9.39 | 2016 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 46 | Egypt | 9.15 | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 8.2 | 2016 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 8.01 | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 49 | Portugal | 7.7 | 2016 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 50 | Slovakia | 7.43 | 2016 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 7.07 | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 6.15 | 2018 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 53 | Latvia | 5.89 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 5.78 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 55 | Poland | 5.21 | 2016 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 4.79 | 2016 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 3.89 | 2012 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 3.7 | 2017 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Hungary | 3.59 | 2016 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Ghana | 3.3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Jordan | 3.16 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 3.15 | 2017 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 2.54 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 64 | Romania | 2.52 | 2016 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 65 | Georgia | 1.82 | 2013 | up 28.7% | rising |