Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total by country
Countries reporting
76
Highest
2.10 million
South Korea
Lowest
174.37
Georgia
Median
2,400
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,024
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 2.10 million in South Korea; the lowest is 174.37 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,400, and the mean is 126,594.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,044.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 920,498.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 2.10 million | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2.08 million | 2019 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.00 million | 2017 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,526 | 2021 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 663,731 | 2006 | up 1,701.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 350,000 | 2017 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 328,376 | 2016 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 300,000 | 2020 | up 283.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 920,498.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 180,000 | 2016 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 108,625 | 2020 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 12 | Albania | 33,000 | 2019 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 24,000 | 2019 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Rwanda | 21,725 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 20,000 | 2015 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 18,249 | 2020 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 16,116 | 2002 | up 1,625.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 15,133 | 2018 | up 952.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 11,700 | 2021 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritius | 11,410 | 2012 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 10,000 | 2016 | up 283.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 9,903 | 2013 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 8,603 | 2019 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 24 | India | 8,000 | 2019 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 6,020 | 2020 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 5,800 | 2017 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 5,287 | 2014 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia | 4,500 | 2015 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 4,334 | 2016 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 4,000 | 2020 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 3,924 | 2016 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia | 3,019 | 2017 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 2,844 | 2016 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 2,754 | 2015 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 2,659 | 2016 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 2,477 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 2,465 | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 2,400 | 2019 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Turkey | 2,400 | 2019 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Germany | 2,333 | 2011 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 2,225 | 2016 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 42 | Sweden | 2,223 | 2016 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 43 | Ireland | 2,044 | 2016 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 44 | Moldova | 2,000 | 2012 | up 471.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Guatemala | 1,988 | 2011 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium | 1,967 | 2016 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 1,828 | 2016 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 48 | France | 1,731 | 2016 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 49 | Palestine | 1,671 | 2008 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 1,507 | 2016 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 51 | Brazil | 1,500 | 2020 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Malta | 1,487 | 2016 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 1,273 | 2005 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 1,245 | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 1,053 | 2016 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 56 | Slovenia | 1,015 | 2016 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 850 | 2016 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 58 | Estonia | 717.13 | 2016 | up 124.4% | rising |
| 59 | Panama | 711.37 | 2018 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 708.33 | 2016 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 61 | Slovakia | 700 | 2016 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 62 | Czechia | 659.85 | 2016 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 63 | Belize | 651.75 | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Ghana | 550 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Latvia | 538.97 | 2016 | up 150.2% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 531.66 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 67 | Poland | 478 | 2016 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 468.14 | 2016 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 429.45 | 2017 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 390 | 2012 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 350.54 | 2016 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 329.52 | 2017 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Romania | 244.35 | 2016 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 240.56 | 2016 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 174.37 | 2013 | up 248.7% | volatile |