Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, total by country
Countries reporting
76
Highest
2.50 million
South Korea
Lowest
158.6
Georgia
Median
2,470
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,012
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, total is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 2.50 million in South Korea; the lowest is 158.6 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,470, and the mean is 135,571.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,763.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 4 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 | South Korea | 2.50 million | 2017 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2.30 million | 2019 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.00 million | 2017 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,526 | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 677,417 | 2006 | up 1,564.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 400,000 | 2017 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 326,992 | 2016 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 857,043.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania | 260,000 | 2020 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 180,000 | 2016 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 120,000 | 2020 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 12 | Rwanda | 43,450 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Albania | 30,000 | 2019 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 28,000 | 2019 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 18,000 | 2020 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 18,000 | 2015 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 17,516 | 2002 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 15,621 | 2018 | up 908.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 10,862 | 2013 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 10,400 | 2021 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 10,000 | 2016 | up 257.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritius | 10,000 | 2012 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 23 | India | 9,000 | 2019 | up 195.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Philippines | 8,690 | 2019 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 6,450 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 6,400 | 2017 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 5,667 | 2015 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 5,340 | 2014 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 5,200 | 2020 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 4,844 | 2016 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 4,179 | 2016 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 3,193 | 2016 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 3,154 | 2016 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 34 | Bolivia | 3,150 | 2017 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 2,692 | 2016 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 2,667 | 2011 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 2,498 | 2013 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 2,490 | 2016 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt | 2,450 | 2019 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Moldova | 2,400 | 2012 | up 336.4% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 2,277 | 2016 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 2,202 | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 43 | Turkey | 2,200 | 2019 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 2,100 | 2016 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 45 | Palestine | 2,089 | 2008 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 46 | Guatemala | 2,073 | 2011 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 2,006 | 2016 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 48 | Cyprus | 1,893 | 2016 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 49 | France | 1,743 | 2016 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 1,600 | 2020 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Italy | 1,578 | 2016 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 52 | Malta | 1,417 | 2016 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 1,313 | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 1,239 | 2005 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 1,216 | 2016 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 56 | Slovenia | 1,017 | 2016 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 811.67 | 2016 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 58 | Ghana | 750 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Estonia | 735.98 | 2016 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 711.37 | 2018 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 61 | Slovakia | 700 | 2016 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 691.67 | 2016 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 63 | Czechia | 660.3 | 2016 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 64 | Belize | 651.75 | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Latvia | 541.67 | 2016 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 539.6 | 2016 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 67 | Poland | 478 | 2016 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 468.94 | 2016 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 435.8 | 2017 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 391.05 | 2012 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 354.84 | 2016 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 329.67 | 2017 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 231.24 | 2016 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 230.71 | 2016 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 158.6 | 2013 | up 47.0% | falling |