Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
2.60 million
Korea, Republic of
Lowest
178.63
Georgia
Median
2,638
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
935
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 2.60 million in Korea, Republic of; the lowest is 178.63 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,638, and the mean is 145,675.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,555.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 788,984.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Republic of | 2.60 million | 2017 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2.30 million | 2019 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.03 million | 2017 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,526 | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 672,417 | 2006 | up 1,661.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 400,000 | 2017 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 348,600 | 2016 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 310,000 | 2020 | up 256.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 788,984.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 200,000 | 2016 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 26,000 | 2019 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 21,725 | 2021 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 20,000 | 2015 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 19,118 | 2020 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 17,459 | 2002 | up 1,200.0% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 16,754 | 2018 | up 296.8% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritius | 12,900 | 2012 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 11,000 | 2021 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 10,105 | 2013 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 10,000 | 2016 | up 283.6% | rising |
| 21 | India | 9,124 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 8,690 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 6,450 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 5,280 | 2017 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 5,250 | 2014 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 4,895 | 2016 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 4,500 | 2020 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 4,223 | 2016 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 3,806 | 2016 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands, The | 3,283 | 2016 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 3,281 | 2017 | up 132.6% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 3,220 | 2016 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 3,209 | 2015 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 34 | Germany | 2,882 | 2011 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 2,828 | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 2,638 | 2016 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 37 | Türkiye, Republic of | 2,500 | 2019 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Sweden | 2,425 | 2016 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2,400 | 2019 | up 239.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 2,355 | 2016 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova, Republic of | 2,300 | 2012 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 1,995 | 2011 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 43 | France | 1,932 | 2016 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 44 | Palestine | 1,738 | 2008 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 1,629 | 2016 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 1,600 | 2020 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Malta | 1,552 | 2016 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 1,395 | 2016 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 1,265 | 2005 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 1,151 | 2016 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1,071 | 2016 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 906.67 | 2016 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia, Republic of | 863.68 | 2016 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 790.18 | 2016 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 55 | Slovak Republic | 766.67 | 2016 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 56 | Czech Republic | 746 | 2016 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 711.37 | 2018 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 651.75 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Belize | 651.75 | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Latvia, Republic of | 600 | 2016 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 61 | Croatia, Republic of | 591.04 | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 62 | Poland, Republic of | 525.8 | 2016 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania, Republic of | 500 | 2016 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 439.55 | 2017 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 400 | 2012 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Hungary | 379.23 | 2016 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 329.94 | 2017 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 265.82 | 2016 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 255.65 | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 178.63 | 2013 | up 155.2% | volatile |