Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, rural by country
Countries reporting
61
Highest
18,403
Republic of Korea
Lowest
1.24
Georgia
Median
19.73
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
823
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, rural is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 18,403 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 1.24 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.73, and the mean is 981.02.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,851.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 190.8%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (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 | 18,403 | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 14,398 | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 11,499 | 2019 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,085 | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 2,639 | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 2,304 | 2017 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,607 | 2020 | up 123.7% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 1,103 | 2016 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 9 | Jamaica | 445.24 | 2002 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 146.22 | 2015 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 108.38 | 2021 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 106.54 | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 97.22 | 2020 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 86.74 | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 74.83 | 2013 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 73.03 | 2016 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 57.04 | 2019 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 18 | India | 44.42 | 2019 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 41.02 | 2016 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 39.2 | 2016 | up 107.9% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 36.46 | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 36.16 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 25.77 | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 24.86 | 2016 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.3 | 2017 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 22.27 | 2017 | down 32.1% | flat |
| 27 | South Africa | 22.19 | 2020 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Iceland | 22.05 | 2015 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 21.14 | 2016 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.12 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 19.73 | 2016 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 32 | Germany | 19.63 | 2011 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 33 | Palestine, State of | 18.33 | 2008 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 34 | France | 15.79 | 2016 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Moldova | 14.35 | 2012 | up 190.8% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 14.29 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | 10.88 | 2016 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 38 | Egypt | 8.39 | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 8.19 | 2016 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 40 | Türkiye | 7.52 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Belize | 6.94 | 1999 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 6.53 | 2016 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 6.45 | 2020 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 6.28 | 2016 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 6.28 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 46 | Slovakia | 6.24 | 2016 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 5.95 | 2016 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 48 | Panama | 5.65 | 2018 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 5.06 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Latvia | 5.04 | 2016 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 4.29 | 2016 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 52 | Lithuania | 3.84 | 2016 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 53 | Cambodia | 3.5 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Ecuador | 3.42 | 2017 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 3.16 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 2.87 | 2016 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 57 | El Salvador | 2.59 | 2017 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 2.28 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 2.04 | 2016 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 1.97 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Georgia | 1.24 | 2013 | up 56.2% | rising |