Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-24, local currency values by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
2.00 million
Indonesia
Lowest
114.59
Bulgaria
Median
1,596
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
920
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-24, local currency values is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 2.00 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 114.59 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,596, and the mean is 116,085.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,454.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 821,863.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-24, local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.00 million | 2019 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 1.80 million | 2017 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 1.61 million | 2017 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,526 | 2021 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 566,384 | 2006 | up 1,640.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 300,000 | 2017 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 273,647 | 2016 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 250,000 | 2011 | up 821,863.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 236,000 | 2020 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 80,000 | 2016 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 32,588 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 16,348 | 2002 | up 1,421.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 16,000 | 2019 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 15,642 | 2020 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 15,000 | 2015 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 10,471 | 2018 | up 313.3% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 9,500 | 2016 | up 331.8% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 8,788 | 2021 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 8,690 | 2013 | up 138.2% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 8,000 | 2012 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 21 | India | 8,000 | 2019 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 7,734 | 2019 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 5,590 | 2020 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 4,850 | 2014 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Honduras | 4,800 | 2017 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 3,700 | 2020 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,455 | 2017 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 2,285 | 2016 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 29 | Türkiye | 2,020 | 2019 | up 267.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Sweden | 2,004 | 2016 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 2,000 | 2012 | up 197.7% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 1,900 | 2019 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Guatemala | 1,717 | 2011 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 1,671 | 2008 | up 28.2% | flat |
| 35 | Finland | 1,626 | 2016 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,596 | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 1,586 | 2012 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 1,575 | 2016 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 39 | Ireland | 1,508 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 1,496 | 2016 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 1,404 | 2016 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 1,275 | 2013 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 1,200 | 2020 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 44 | France | 1,002 | 2016 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 1,000 | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 903.33 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 47 | Peru | 871.27 | 2016 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 781.75 | 2011 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 746.67 | 2016 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 679.08 | 2005 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 663.23 | 2016 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 52 | Panama | 612.34 | 2018 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 558.33 | 2016 | up 148.7% | rising |
| 54 | Belize | 543.12 | 1999 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 515 | 2016 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 505.24 | 2016 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 434.5 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Estonia | 404.31 | 2016 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 59 | Greece | 400 | 2016 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 394.03 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 375 | 2016 | up 161.1% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 371.88 | 2017 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 360 | 2012 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 352.95 | 2016 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 65 | Poland | 310.7 | 2016 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 66 | Jordan | 300 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 270.42 | 2017 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Hungary | 266.94 | 2016 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Georgia | 171.01 | 2013 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 165.17 | 2016 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 114.59 | 2016 | down 31.9% | flat |