Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
2.30 million
Republic of Korea
Lowest
122.12
Georgia
Median
2,400
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
846
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 2.30 million in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 122.12 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,400, and the mean is 133,711.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18,833.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,428,470.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 100.0%).
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 | 2.30 million | 2017 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2.00 million | 2019 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 1.80 million | 2017 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,526 | 2021 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 325,676 | 2016 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 300,000 | 2017 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 231,836 | 2002 | up 1,739.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 230,000 | 2020 | up 215.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 200,000 | 2011 | up 1,428,470.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 160,000 | 2016 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 32,588 | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 25,000 | 2019 | up 155.2% | rising |
| 13 | Jamaica | 18,802 | 2002 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 17,600 | 2015 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 17,380 | 2020 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 10,000 | 2016 | up 283.6% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 10,000 | 2021 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 9,994 | 2013 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 19 | India | 8,000 | 2019 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 7,604 | 2019 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 5,911 | 2014 | up 173.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 5,590 | 2020 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 5,473 | 2016 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 5,000 | 2017 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Denmark | 4,057 | 2016 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 3,900 | 2020 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,321 | 2017 | up 231.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Finland | 2,992 | 2016 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,725 | 2016 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 2,473 | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 2,447 | 2013 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 2,410 | 2016 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 2,400 | 2019 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 2,289 | 2016 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 35 | Palestine, State of | 2,172 | 2008 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 36 | Germany | 2,167 | 2011 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 2,058 | 2013 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 1,913 | 2012 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 1,847 | 2011 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 40 | France | 1,678 | 2016 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 1,539 | 2016 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 1,200 | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Spain | 1,168 | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 971.39 | 2016 | up 139.6% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye | 850 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Panama | 755.38 | 2018 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 736.67 | 2016 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 48 | Estonia | 736.13 | 2016 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 49 | Portugal | 667.83 | 2016 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 658.33 | 2016 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 651.75 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Belize | 651.75 | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Czechia | 635.41 | 2016 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 520.99 | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 55 | Latvia | 500 | 2016 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 464.85 | 2017 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Lithuania | 431.1 | 2016 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 430.2 | 2016 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 59 | Cambodia | 380 | 2012 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 325.37 | 2017 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 322.58 | 2016 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 240 | 2016 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 216.52 | 2016 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 204.52 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 65 | Georgia | 122.12 | 2013 | up 80.4% | falling |