Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
69
Highest
1.67 million
Paraguay
Lowest
51.65
Georgia
Median
1,671
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
895
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 1.67 million in Paraguay; the lowest is 51.65 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,671, and the mean is 108,486.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32,296.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,238,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 1.67 million | 2017 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 1.60 million | 2019 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Korea, Republic of | 1.50 million | 2017 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 900,000 | 2021 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 552,201 | 2006 | up 1,818.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 280,000 | 2017 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 265,551 | 2016 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 240,000 | 2020 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 150,000 | 2016 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 130,000 | 2011 | up 1,238,000.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 19,000 | 2019 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 17,380 | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 17,380 | 2020 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Jamaica | 15,180 | 2002 | up 1,705.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 12,950 | 2015 | up 292.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 11,518 | 2018 | up 445.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 9,000 | 2021 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 9,000 | 2016 | up 276.6% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritius | 8,276 | 2012 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 7,073 | 2013 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 6,518 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 21 | India | 6,518 | 2019 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 5,160 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 4,230 | 2014 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Honduras | 3,600 | 2017 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 3,466 | 2020 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 3,387 | 2016 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 3,115 | 2016 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Bolivia | 2,408 | 2017 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2,100 | 2019 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye, Republic of | 2,020 | 2019 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands, The | 1,946 | 2016 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 1,875 | 2015 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 1,770 | 2016 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 35 | Palestine | 1,671 | 2008 | up 28.2% | flat |
| 36 | Moldova, Republic of | 1,450 | 2012 | up 866.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Ireland | 1,428 | 2016 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 1,351 | 2013 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 1,339 | 2016 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 1,330 | 2011 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 41 | France | 1,324 | 2016 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 42 | Malta | 1,143 | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 1,100 | 2020 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovak Republic | 1,100 | 2016 | up 346.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Germany | 1,000 | 2011 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 930.48 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 47 | Italy | 904.67 | 2016 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 848.92 | 2005 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovenia, Republic of | 797.92 | 2013 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 780.84 | 2016 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 600.83 | 2016 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 600 | 2016 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 53 | Belize | 543.12 | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Panama | 511.33 | 2018 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 55 | Estonia, Republic of | 480.55 | 2016 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia, Republic of | 462.98 | 2016 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 57 | Ecuador | 368.82 | 2017 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 350 | 2012 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 350 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Poland, Republic of | 348.94 | 2016 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 61 | Czech Republic | 326.26 | 2016 | up 767.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 300 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 63 | El Salvador | 263.33 | 2017 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Latvia, Republic of | 254.17 | 2016 | up 145.8% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 165.17 | 2016 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 66 | Hungary | 164.52 | 2016 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania, Republic of | 138 | 2016 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 92.32 | 2016 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 69 | Georgia | 51.65 | 2013 | down 13.9% | rising |