Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
3.00 million
Indonesia
Lowest
158.77
Georgia
Median
2,510
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
924
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 3.00 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 158.77 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,510, and the mean is 160,291.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18,895.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 857,043.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.8%).
Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 3.00 million | 2019 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 2.50 million | 2017 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.01 million | 2017 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.00 million | 2021 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 760,375 | 2006 | up 1,637.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 444,511 | 2017 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 360,000 | 2020 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 358,560 | 2016 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 300,000 | 2016 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 857,043.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 65,175 | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 30,000 | 2020 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 30,000 | 2019 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 18,000 | 2015 | up 252.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 17,459 | 2002 | up 1,395.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 16,597 | 2018 | up 336.7% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 15,000 | 2016 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 14,000 | 2021 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 11,115 | 2013 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 11,000 | 2012 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 21 | India | 10,645 | 2019 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 8,690 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 7,740 | 2020 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 7,200 | 2017 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 6,500 | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 5,614 | 2014 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 4,942 | 2016 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 4,662 | 2016 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 3,409 | 2016 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 3,385 | 2016 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,228 | 2017 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,854 | 2016 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 2,684 | 2011 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 2,575 | 2012 | up 368.2% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 2,562 | 2016 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 2,510 | 2013 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 2,506 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 2,500 | 2019 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Türkiye | 2,350 | 2019 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 2,342 | 2016 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 41 | Guatemala | 2,331 | 2011 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 42 | Palestine, State of | 2,089 | 2008 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 43 | France | 2,046 | 2016 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 2,000 | 2020 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 1,893 | 2016 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 1,584 | 2016 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 1,420 | 2016 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 1,376 | 2016 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 1,316 | 2005 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 1,237 | 2016 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 1,050 | 2016 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 906.67 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 53 | Ghana | 800 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Czechia | 786.49 | 2016 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 783.33 | 2016 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 56 | Belize | 782.1 | 1999 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 57 | Panama | 750.73 | 2018 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 58 | Estonia | 750 | 2016 | up 134.7% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 717 | 2016 | up 157.3% | rising |
| 60 | Slovakia | 700 | 2016 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 61 | Croatia | 577.91 | 2016 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 62 | Latvia | 542.2 | 2016 | up 151.7% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 474.55 | 2016 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 444.61 | 2017 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 400 | 2012 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 380 | 2016 | up 153.3% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 360.27 | 2016 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 352.82 | 2017 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 247.45 | 2016 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 241.01 | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 158.77 | 2013 | up 12.1% | falling |