Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, male by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
2.70 million
Republic of Korea
Lowest
159.47
Georgia
Median
2,500
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
927
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, male is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 2.70 million in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 159.47 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,500, and the mean is 147,763.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16,931.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 836,808.0%), 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 | Republic of Korea | 2.70 million | 2017 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2.40 million | 2019 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.00 million | 2017 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 910,000 | 2021 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 690,252 | 2006 | up 1,572.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 400,000 | 2017 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 328,241 | 2016 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 836,808.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 280,000 | 2020 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 180,000 | 2016 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 43,450 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 30,000 | 2019 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 20,000 | 2015 | up 236.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Jamaica | 18,802 | 2002 | up 1,241.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 18,249 | 2020 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 15,621 | 2018 | up 322.8% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritius | 12,000 | 2012 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 11,621 | 2013 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 11,000 | 2021 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 10,000 | 2016 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 21 | India | 9,124 | 2019 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 8,690 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 6,450 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 6,000 | 2017 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 5,600 | 2020 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 5,499 | 2014 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 5,032 | 2016 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 4,265 | 2016 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 3,319 | 2016 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 3,318 | 2016 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,194 | 2017 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,842 | 2016 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 2,833 | 2011 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 2,759 | 2013 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 2,540 | 2016 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 2,500 | 2012 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 2,500 | 2019 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | 2,342 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 2,300 | 2019 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 2,202 | 2016 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 2,172 | 2008 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 42 | Guatemala | 2,155 | 2011 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 1,893 | 2016 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 44 | France | 1,809 | 2016 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 1,670 | 2020 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Italy | 1,625 | 2016 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 1,474 | 2016 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 1,395 | 2016 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 1,301 | 2016 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 1,222 | 2005 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovenia | 1,065 | 2016 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 850 | 2016 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 53 | Estonia | 844.35 | 2016 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 54 | Ghana | 800 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 758.33 | 2016 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 728.37 | 2016 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 57 | Portugal | 725 | 2016 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 711.37 | 2018 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 59 | Belize | 651.75 | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Croatia | 591.04 | 2016 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 583.33 | 2016 | up 121.5% | rising |
| 62 | Poland | 501.9 | 2016 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 500.76 | 2016 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 444.61 | 2017 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 400 | 2012 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Hungary | 385.55 | 2016 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 329.94 | 2017 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 252.6 | 2016 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 252.08 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 71 | Georgia | 159.47 | 2013 | up 42.0% | falling |