Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-24, local currency values by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
1.70 million
Indonesia
Lowest
150.83
Bulgaria
Median
1,176
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
921
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-24, local currency values is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 1.70 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 150.83 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,176, and the mean is 106,769.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,271.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 874,468.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-24, local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 1.70 million | 2019 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 1.65 million | 2017 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 1.30 million | 2017 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,000 | 2021 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 556,160 | 2006 | up 1,764.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 288,424 | 2016 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Mongolia | 285,000 | 2011 | up 874,468.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 280,000 | 2017 | up 105.4% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 230,000 | 2020 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 196,000 | 2016 | up 351.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 15,000 | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 15,000 | 2015 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 15,000 | 2020 | up 163.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 15,000 | 2019 | up 179.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 14,013 | 2002 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 10,000 | 2016 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 9,000 | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 8,787 | 2018 | up 292.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritius | 8,650 | 2012 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 8,060 | 2019 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 21 | India | 8,000 | 2019 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 7,073 | 2013 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 5,000 | 2020 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 4,800 | 2017 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 4,547 | 2014 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 3,400 | 2020 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 2,498 | 2012 | up 612.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Türkiye | 2,020 | 2019 | up 267.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 1,990 | 2011 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,838 | 2017 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 1,800 | 2019 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 1,569 | 2016 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 33 | Palestine, State of | 1,253 | 2008 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,250 | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 1,205 | 2016 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 1,176 | 2016 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 1,119 | 2016 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 38 | Netherlands | 1,102 | 2016 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 39 | Brazil | 1,050 | 2020 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Malta | 1,043 | 2016 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 988.89 | 2016 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 950.83 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 43 | Sweden | 942.92 | 2016 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 44 | Iceland | 895.45 | 2013 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 812.84 | 2016 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 46 | France | 681.67 | 2016 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 674.42 | 2011 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 651.75 | 1999 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 628.71 | 2018 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 628.5 | 2016 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 51 | Slovakia | 558.33 | 2016 | up 139.5% | rising |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 551.75 | 2005 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 493.33 | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 407.62 | 2016 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 397.5 | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 394.03 | 2016 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 57 | Ecuador | 373.87 | 2017 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 362.5 | 2016 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 59 | Latvia | 350 | 2016 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 59 | Cambodia | 350 | 2012 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 331.7 | 2016 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 62 | Estonia | 315.46 | 2016 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 300 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 291.81 | 2017 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | 250 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Poland | 230.52 | 2016 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 67 | Lithuania | 216.4 | 2016 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 200.76 | 2013 | up 43.5% | flat |
| 69 | Romania | 187.65 | 2016 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 70 | Hungary | 180.11 | 2016 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 150.83 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |