Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total by country
Countries reporting
70
Highest
19,324
Korea
Lowest
1.78
Georgia
Median
21.48
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
951
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 19,324 in Korea; the lowest is 1.78 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.48, and the mean is 978.76.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,882.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 134.8%), 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 | Korea | 19,324 | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 16,084 | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 14,496 | 2019 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,282 | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 2,880 | 2017 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 2,835 | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 1,746 | 2020 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 1,441 | 2016 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 894.4 | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 445.24 | 2002 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 304.08 | 2019 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 162.47 | 2015 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 13 | Rwanda | 135.48 | 2021 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 133.17 | 2019 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 109.87 | 2012 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 106.83 | 2021 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 102.08 | 2020 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 91.1 | 2013 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 73.03 | 2016 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 69.5 | 2019 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 21 | India | 53.94 | 2019 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 44.85 | 2017 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 42.54 | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 24 | Australia | 41.49 | 2015 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 39.29 | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 37.98 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 26.97 | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 25.6 | 2020 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 25.39 | 2016 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 25.23 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Iceland | 24.4 | 2015 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 32 | Germany | 23.83 | 2011 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 23.77 | 2016 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 34 | Bolivia | 23.3 | 2017 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 22.19 | 2016 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 20.77 | 2016 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 37 | Ireland | 20.01 | 2016 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 19.13 | 2012 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 18.55 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 18.33 | 2008 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 41 | Austria | 17.29 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 42 | France | 16.89 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 43 | Italy | 14.85 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Malta | 14.19 | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 12.31 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Türkiye | 10.9 | 2019 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 9.91 | 2016 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 9.26 | 2020 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 9.15 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 9.11 | 2016 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 8.93 | 2016 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 52 | Belize | 8.01 | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 53 | Portugal | 6.99 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 54 | Estonia | 6.88 | 2016 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 55 | Slovak Republic | 6.72 | 2016 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 6.26 | 2016 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 6.15 | 2018 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 58 | Croatia | 5.31 | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 59 | Latvia | 5.29 | 2016 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 4.69 | 2016 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 4.54 | 2016 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 62 | Cambodia | 3.79 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 3.62 | 2017 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 3.32 | 2016 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 3.16 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 3.15 | 2017 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Ghana | 2.79 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 2.42 | 2016 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 69 | Romania | 2.33 | 2016 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 70 | Georgia | 1.78 | 2013 | up 76.2% | rising |