Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
13,802
Republic of Korea
Lowest
0.5241
Georgia
Median
13.87
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
849
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 13,802 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 0.5241 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.87, and the mean is 847.17.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26,337.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 614.9%), 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 | 13,802 | 2017 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 13,414 | 2017 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 11,150 | 2019 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,223 | 2021 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 2,304 | 2017 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 2,293 | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,397 | 2020 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 1,103 | 2016 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 9 | Jamaica | 419.4 | 2002 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 108.38 | 2021 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 105.61 | 2015 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 105.47 | 2019 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 97.22 | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 82.18 | 2021 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 79.69 | 2012 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 65.73 | 2016 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 65.07 | 2013 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 52.65 | 2019 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 19 | India | 42.46 | 2019 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 36.46 | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 34.17 | 2016 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 29.53 | 2016 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 23 | Honduras | 27.84 | 2017 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 22.19 | 2020 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.58 | 2017 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 18.57 | 2016 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 18.33 | 2008 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 16.87 | 2016 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 16.54 | 2015 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 14.98 | 2016 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 13.99 | 2016 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 13.87 | 2012 | up 297.3% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 13.25 | 2013 | up 32.5% | flat |
| 34 | France | 12.85 | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 35 | Germany | 11.43 | 2011 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 11.16 | 2016 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 37 | Slovakia | 10.57 | 2016 | up 274.7% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 10.37 | 2016 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 9.24 | 2016 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 40 | Türkiye | 9.17 | 2019 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Egypt | 8.01 | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 7.64 | 2013 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 7.41 | 2020 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 6.68 | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 6.62 | 2016 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 6.2 | 2016 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 47 | Portugal | 5.84 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Estonia | 4.52 | 2016 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 4.46 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Panama | 4.42 | 2018 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 3.48 | 2016 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 52 | Cambodia | 3.4 | 2012 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 3.11 | 2017 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Czechia | 3.07 | 2016 | up 614.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 2.71 | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 2.52 | 2017 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Latvia | 2.46 | 2016 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 1.77 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Hungary | 1.55 | 2016 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 1.55 | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 61 | Lithuania | 1.32 | 2016 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 1.18 | 2016 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.5241 | 2013 | down 53.8% | flat |