Median earnings per month in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban by country
Countries reporting
66
Highest
2.01 million
Paraguay
Lowest
184.62
El Salvador
Median
1,646
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
860
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 2.01 million in Paraguay; the lowest is 184.62 in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,646, and the mean is 111,894.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,890.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 624,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per month in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 2.01 million | 2017 | up 257.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 1.80 million | 2017 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.20 million | 2019 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,525 | 2021 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 280,000 | 2017 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 275,526 | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Mongolia | 250,000 | 2011 | up 624,900.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 230,000 | 2020 | up 303.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 162,938 | 2002 | up 1,566.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 80,000 | 2016 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 21,725 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 19,000 | 2019 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 15,000 | 2015 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 13,035 | 2020 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 12,438 | 2002 | up 881.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 11,518 | 2018 | up 336.4% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 8,690 | 2013 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 8,300 | 2016 | up 282.0% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 7,000 | 2021 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 20 | India | 6,083 | 2019 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 5,431 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 5,160 | 2020 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 3,800 | 2017 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 3,725 | 2014 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 3,466 | 2020 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,008 | 2017 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 2,736 | 2016 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 2,714 | 2016 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 2,714 | 2013 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 2,704 | 2016 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 2,627 | 2016 | up 40.9% | falling |
| 32 | Egypt | 2,400 | 2019 | up 293.4% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,833 | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 1,459 | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Republic of Moldova | 1,300 | 2012 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 36 | France | 1,275 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 1,200 | 2020 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 1,103 | 2011 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 1,066 | 2016 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 40 | Germany | 1,033 | 2011 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 905.21 | 2008 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 42 | Belize | 825.55 | 1999 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 804.16 | 2016 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 44 | Spain | 768.09 | 2016 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 764.83 | 2016 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 46 | Türkiye | 700 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 694.36 | 2016 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 683.55 | 2016 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 49 | Estonia | 673.14 | 2016 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 651.75 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Italy | 633.75 | 2016 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 52 | Croatia | 608.55 | 2016 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 606.67 | 2016 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 540 | 2016 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 55 | Greece | 525 | 2016 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 56 | Panama | 505.23 | 2018 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 496.22 | 2016 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 478 | 2016 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 357.7 | 2017 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 325.88 | 2012 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 322.58 | 2016 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | 276.39 | 2016 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 250 | 2016 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 64 | Georgia | 219.5 | 2013 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 194.29 | 2016 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 184.62 | 2017 | up 48.9% | volatile |