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Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values by country

Countries reporting
71
Highest
2.24 million
South Korea
Lowest
172.96
Georgia
Median
2,470
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
935

What the numbers show

Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 2.24 million in South Korea; the lowest is 172.96 in Georgia.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,470, and the mean is 140,414.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,951.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 862,961.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.8%).

Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Korea 2.24 million 2017 up 49.3% rising
2 Indonesia 2.20 million 2019 up 104.7% volatile
3 Paraguay 2.07 million 2017 up 57.4% volatile
4 Colombia 908,600 2021 up 51.4% rising
5 Venezuela 705,441 2006 up 1,688.6% volatile
6 Chile 380,000 2017 up 109.0% volatile
7 Tanzania 350,000 2020 up 302.8% volatile
8 Costa Rica 348,600 2016 up 81.4% volatile
9 Mongolia 300,000 2011 up 862,961.0% volatile
10 Uganda 200,000 2016 up 122.2% rising
11 Uruguay 25,800 2019 up 159.6% volatile
12 Rwanda 21,725 2021 down 25.1% rising
13 Pakistan 20,000 2020 up 135.3% volatile
13 Sri Lanka 20,000 2015 up 263.6% volatile
15 Jamaica 16,116 2002 up 1,625.1% volatile
16 Argentina 15,707 2018 up 301.1% rising
17 Thailand 12,000 2021 up 71.4% volatile
17 Mauritius 12,000 2012 up 100.0% rising
19 Dominican Republic 10,105 2013 up 122.2% rising
20 Bangladesh 10,000 2016 up 233.3% rising
21 Philippines 8,690 2019 up 60.0% rising
22 India 8,600 2019 up 182.8% volatile
23 Honduras 6,800 2017 up 56.5% volatile
24 Mexico 6,450 2020 up 50.0% rising
25 Nicaragua 5,764 2014 up 150.8% volatile
26 Norway 4,450 2016 up 40.6% rising
27 South Africa 4,200 2020 up 40.0% rising
28 Denmark 4,019 2016 up 26.8% rising
29 Bolivia 3,312 2017 up 125.4% rising
30 Finland 2,923 2016 up 33.2% rising
31 Iceland 2,896 2015 up 4.2% falling
32 Netherlands 2,774 2016 up 16.6% rising
33 Luxembourg 2,588 2016 up 5.3% rising
34 Germany 2,500 2011 up 62.7% rising
34 Turkey 2,500 2019 up 212.5% volatile
36 Egypt 2,470 2019 up 243.1% volatile
37 Cyprus 2,465 2016 up 0.2% rising
38 United Kingdom 2,375 2016 up 33.5% rising
39 Sweden 2,270 2016 up 47.0% rising
40 Ireland 2,223 2016 up 10.7% rising
41 Guatemala 2,216 2011 up 86.8% rising
42 Moldova 2,004 2012 up 471.9% volatile
43 Palestine 1,838 2008 up 29.4% rising
44 France 1,790 2016 up 23.5% rising
45 Brazil 1,600 2020 up 128.6% volatile
46 Malta 1,544 2016 up 15.6% rising
47 Italy 1,535 2016 up 13.0% rising
48 Puerto Rico 1,426 2005 up 72.7% volatile
49 Spain 1,273 2016 up 14.8% rising
50 Peru 1,137 2016 up 68.8% rising
51 Slovenia 1,028 2016 up 35.9% rising
52 Greece 880 2016 down 16.2% falling
53 Panama 755.38 2018 up 86.0% rising
54 Estonia 750 2016 up 134.7% rising
55 Portugal 731.83 2016 up 18.1% rising
56 Slovakia 700 2016 up 111.1% rising
57 Czechia 674.42 2016 up 65.8% rising
58 Ghana 651.75 2016 down 99.8% volatile
58 Belize 651.75 1999 unchanged flat
60 Croatia 551.64 2016 up 0.5% flat
61 Latvia 550 2016 up 141.8% rising
62 Poland 497.28 2016 up 66.7% rising
63 Lithuania 480 2016 up 107.2% rising
64 Ecuador 454.71 2017 up 86.9% volatile
65 Cambodia 400 2012 down 98.5% volatile
66 Jordan 370 2016 up 48.0% rising
67 Hungary 358.06 2016 down 13.1% volatile
68 El Salvador 341.49 2017 up 28.7% volatile
69 Romania 247.45 2016 up 35.1% rising
70 Bulgaria 245.42 2016 up 20.0% rising
71 Georgia 172.96 2013 up 245.9% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, local currency values
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 935 data points, 1970–2021
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