Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
2.80 million
Indonesia
Lowest
174.65
Georgia
Median
2,500
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
932
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 2.80 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 174.65 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,500, and the mean is 152,836.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16,032.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 873,886.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.80 million | 2019 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 2.10 million | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.03 million | 2017 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.00 million | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 719,098 | 2006 | up 1,639.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 500,000 | 2020 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 400,000 | 2017 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 394,170 | 2016 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 873,886.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 250,000 | 2016 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 71,692 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 35,000 | 2020 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 25,000 | 2019 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 20,000 | 2016 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 20,000 | 2015 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Jamaica | 16,116 | 2002 | up 1,512.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 15,707 | 2018 | up 325.1% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 15,000 | 2021 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritius | 13,000 | 2012 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 20 | India | 12,000 | 2019 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 11,115 | 2013 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 9,124 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 8,000 | 2017 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 7,740 | 2020 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 6,300 | 2020 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 6,147 | 2014 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 4,449 | 2016 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 4,176 | 2016 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,132 | 2017 | up 122.0% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 3,014 | 2016 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 2,931 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 2,909 | 2016 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 2,826 | 2015 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 34 | Guatemala | 2,535 | 2011 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 35 | Türkiye | 2,500 | 2019 | up 194.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Republic of Moldova | 2,500 | 2012 | up 602.2% | volatile |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,475 | 2016 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 2,465 | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt | 2,450 | 2019 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Germany | 2,333 | 2011 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 41 | Sweden | 2,329 | 2016 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 2,142 | 2016 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 43 | France | 2,012 | 2016 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 1,800 | 2020 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Palestine, State of | 1,671 | 2008 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 1,559 | 2016 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 1,517 | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 1,324 | 2005 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 1,323 | 2016 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 1,091 | 2016 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 1,076 | 2016 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 908.33 | 2016 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 53 | Belize | 869 | 1999 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Portugal | 837.1 | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 785.32 | 2016 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 755.38 | 2018 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 57 | Estonia | 747.81 | 2016 | up 134.0% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 700 | 2016 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 637.33 | 2016 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 600 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Croatia | 591.04 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 62 | Latvia | 550.64 | 2016 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 482.69 | 2016 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 464.81 | 2017 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 400 | 2012 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 390 | 2016 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 380.07 | 2017 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Hungary | 367.87 | 2016 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 256.44 | 2016 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 255.65 | 2016 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 174.65 | 2013 | up 249.3% | volatile |