Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, urban by country
Countries reporting
62
Highest
19,324
Republic of Korea
Lowest
2.06
Georgia
Median
21.61
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
842
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, urban is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 19,324 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 2.06 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.61, and the mean is 1,151.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,358.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 116.3%), 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 | 19,324 | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 17,423 | 2019 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 16,168 | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,285 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 3,127 | 2017 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 2,924 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2,037 | 2020 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 1,765 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Jamaica | 451.66 | 2002 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 311.8 | 2021 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 194.97 | 2015 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 133.17 | 2019 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 116.88 | 2021 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 116.66 | 2020 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 92.96 | 2013 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 80.34 | 2016 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 79.86 | 2019 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 18 | India | 74.45 | 2019 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 55.68 | 2017 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 45.57 | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 38.82 | 2016 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 38.57 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 29.44 | 2020 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 27.62 | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 25 | 2015 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 26 | Cyprus | 24.79 | 2016 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 24.58 | 2011 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 23.92 | 2012 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.39 | 2017 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 22.6 | 2016 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 22.48 | 2016 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 20.73 | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 33 | Ireland | 20.21 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 18.33 | 2008 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 35 | France | 17.74 | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 15.03 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Malta | 14.19 | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 12.7 | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 39 | Brazil | 9.54 | 2020 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | 9.54 | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 9.37 | 2016 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 42 | Belize | 9.35 | 1999 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 43 | Peru | 9.21 | 2016 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 8.54 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 7.22 | 2016 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 46 | Estonia | 7.15 | 2016 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 47 | Slovakia | 6.95 | 2016 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 48 | Czechia | 6.45 | 2016 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 6.2 | 2018 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 50 | Croatia | 5.64 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 51 | Latvia | 5.43 | 2016 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 52 | Lithuania | 5.27 | 2016 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 5.1 | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cambodia | 4.22 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 3.97 | 2016 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 3.7 | 2017 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 57 | El Salvador | 3.22 | 2017 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 3.16 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 59 | Ghana | 3.04 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 2.54 | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 61 | Romania | 2.49 | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 62 | Georgia | 2.06 | 2013 | up 82.2% | rising |