Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
2.50 million
Indonesia
Lowest
203.39
Georgia
Median
2,400
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
880
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 2.50 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 203.39 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,400, and the mean is 144,727.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,292.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 749,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Turkey (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.50 million | 2019 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 2 | South Korea | 2.10 million | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.01 million | 2017 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 909,000 | 2021 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 380,000 | 2017 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Tanzania | 350,000 | 2020 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 338,640 | 2016 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 749,900.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela | 278,726 | 2002 | up 1,732.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 240,000 | 2016 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 50,000 | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 25,000 | 2019 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 24,000 | 2015 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 20,856 | 2020 | up 160.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 16,348 | 2002 | up 1,650.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 15,133 | 2018 | up 309.6% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 12,800 | 2021 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 11,000 | 2016 | up 205.6% | rising |
| 19 | India | 10,645 | 2019 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 10,105 | 2013 | up 138.1% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 9,885 | 2019 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 7,200 | 2017 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 6,450 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 5,686 | 2014 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 4,600 | 2020 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 4,256 | 2016 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 4,019 | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia | 3,031 | 2017 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 2,907 | 2016 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 2,817 | 2015 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 31 | Moldova | 2,500 | 2012 | up 426.4% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 2,500 | 2019 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Cyprus | 2,406 | 2016 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 2,400 | 2011 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 2,340 | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 2,303 | 2011 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 2,260 | 2016 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 2,221 | 2016 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 2,064 | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 40 | France | 1,814 | 2016 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 41 | Palestine | 1,671 | 2008 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 1,527 | 2016 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 1,500 | 2020 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 1,487 | 2016 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 1,290 | 2016 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 1,086 | 2016 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 1,000 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 900 | 2016 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 49 | Belize | 760.38 | 1999 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 750 | 2016 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 51 | Estonia | 749.69 | 2016 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 717.43 | 2018 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 716.67 | 2016 | up 112.8% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 675.93 | 2016 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 600 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Croatia | 570.9 | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 57 | Latvia | 550 | 2016 | up 124.1% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 543.12 | 2016 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 517.83 | 2016 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 439.55 | 2017 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Cambodia | 434.5 | 2012 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 419.36 | 2016 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 336.82 | 2017 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 259.82 | 2016 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 255.65 | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 203.39 | 2013 | up 239.0% | volatile |