Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
20,612
Korea
Lowest
1.76
Georgia
Median
22.16
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
889
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 20,612 in Korea; the lowest is 1.76 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.16, and the mean is 1,088.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,744.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova, Republic of (up 135.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 20,612 | 2017 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 16,633 | 2017 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 15,332 | 2019 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,283 | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 3,127 | 2017 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 3,010 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2,037 | 2020 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 1,471 | 2016 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 9 | Jamaica | 445.24 | 2002 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 162.47 | 2015 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 138.5 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 12 | Rwanda | 135.48 | 2021 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 115.55 | 2012 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 14 | Pakistan | 111.87 | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 109.57 | 2021 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 92.96 | 2013 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 73.03 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 70.2 | 2019 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 19 | India | 55.15 | 2019 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 52.59 | 2017 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 45.57 | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 40.35 | 2016 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 38.71 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 27.74 | 2016 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 26.88 | 2020 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 26.29 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Iceland | 25.64 | 2015 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 28 | Bolivia | 25.55 | 2017 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 25.39 | 2016 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 25.12 | 2011 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 24.72 | 2016 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 22.62 | 2016 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 22.16 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 21.77 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 35 | Palestine | 20.16 | 2008 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 36 | Moldova, Republic of | 19.17 | 2012 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 37 | France | 17.41 | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 15.03 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | Malta | 14.79 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 12.55 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Türkiye | 11.35 | 2019 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 10.01 | 2016 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 9.88 | 2020 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 9.64 | 2016 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 45 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 9.42 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 9.31 | 2016 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 47 | Belize | 8.01 | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 48 | Portugal | 7.18 | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 49 | Estonia, Republic of | 7.11 | 2016 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 50 | Slovak Republic | 6.73 | 2016 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 6.53 | 2018 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 52 | Czech Republic | 6.36 | 2016 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia, Republic of | 5.52 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 54 | Latvia, Republic of | 5.41 | 2016 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 55 | Poland, Republic of | 4.87 | 2016 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania, Republic of | 4.68 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 3.89 | 2012 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 3.83 | 2017 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Hungary | 3.4 | 2016 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Jordan | 3.34 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 3.3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | El Salvador | 3.27 | 2017 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 2.47 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 2.33 | 2016 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 65 | Georgia | 1.76 | 2013 | up 74.2% | rising |