Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
2.50 million
Indonesia
Lowest
172.96
Georgia
Median
2,548
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
872
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 2.50 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 172.96 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,548, and the mean is 149,592.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,454.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 788,984.0%), and the largest decrease in Turkey (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 | Indonesia | 2.50 million | 2019 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 2.50 million | 2017 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.01 million | 2017 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,600 | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 400,000 | 2017 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 326,992 | 2016 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Tanzania | 300,000 | 2020 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 788,984.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela | 243,935 | 2002 | up 1,771.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 240,000 | 2016 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 54,312 | 2021 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 28,000 | 2019 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 20,000 | 2020 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 20,000 | 2015 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 16,348 | 2002 | up 1,300.0% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 15,621 | 2018 | up 322.8% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 12,000 | 2021 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 11,115 | 2013 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 10,000 | 2016 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 19 | India | 10,000 | 2019 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 8,951 | 2019 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 6,640 | 2017 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 6,450 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 5,633 | 2020 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 5,254 | 2014 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 4,771 | 2016 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 4,268 | 2016 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 3,311 | 2016 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia | 3,150 | 2017 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Moldova | 2,800 | 2012 | up 374.6% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 2,794 | 2011 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 2,692 | 2016 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 2,553 | 2016 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 2,548 | 2013 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 35 | Egypt | 2,500 | 2019 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 2,261 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 2,194 | 2011 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 2,062 | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 1,893 | 2016 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 40 | France | 1,809 | 2016 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 41 | Palestine | 1,738 | 2008 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 42 | Brazil | 1,600 | 2020 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Italy | 1,591 | 2016 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 1,417 | 2016 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 1,392 | 2016 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 1,232 | 2016 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 1,000 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 850 | 2016 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 49 | Belize | 782.1 | 1999 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 49 | Ghana | 782.1 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Estonia | 735.98 | 2016 | up 129.6% | rising |
| 52 | Slovakia | 731.67 | 2016 | up 117.2% | rising |
| 53 | Panama | 711.37 | 2018 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 700 | 2016 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 685.47 | 2016 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 581.86 | 2016 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 554.17 | 2016 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 525.8 | 2016 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 59 | Lithuania | 500.37 | 2016 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 424.39 | 2017 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 409.41 | 2016 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 400 | 2012 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 329.94 | 2017 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 248.5 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 66 | Romania | 246.7 | 2016 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 172.96 | 2013 | up 29.5% | falling |