Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
2.79 million
Indonesia
Lowest
181.29
Georgia
Median
2,500
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
924
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 2.79 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 181.29 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,500, and the mean is 152,281.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,362.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 920,498.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.79 million | 2019 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.04 million | 2017 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 3 | South Korea | 2.00 million | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.00 million | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 697,372 | 2006 | up 1,611.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Tanzania | 510,000 | 2020 | up 193.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 402,592 | 2016 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 400,000 | 2017 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 920,498.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 270,000 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 100,000 | 2021 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 35,000 | 2020 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 26,000 | 2015 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 25,000 | 2019 | up 167.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 22,000 | 2016 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 16 | Jamaica | 16,116 | 2002 | up 1,625.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 15,621 | 2018 | up 322.8% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 15,000 | 2021 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 19 | India | 15,000 | 2019 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritius | 14,000 | 2012 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 11,115 | 2013 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 10,862 | 2019 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 8,300 | 2017 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 8,000 | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 6,598 | 2014 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 6,400 | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 4,350 | 2016 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 4,186 | 2016 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 3,806 | 2016 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 3,099 | 2017 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 3,000 | 2016 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 2,921 | 2016 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 2,900 | 2019 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 2,889 | 2016 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 35 | Guatemala | 2,762 | 2011 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 36 | Moldova | 2,500 | 2012 | up 557.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 2,400 | 2019 | up 234.7% | volatile |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 2,392 | 2016 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 2,312 | 2013 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 40 | Sweden | 2,256 | 2016 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 2,204 | 2011 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 2,112 | 2016 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 43 | France | 1,972 | 2016 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 1,800 | 2020 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Palestine | 1,671 | 2008 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 1,613 | 2016 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 1,504 | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 1,333 | 2005 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 1,329 | 2016 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 1,093 | 2016 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 1,092 | 2016 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 52 | Belize | 977.62 | 1999 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 53 | Greece | 920 | 2016 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 54 | Portugal | 866.67 | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 783.07 | 2016 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 765.93 | 2018 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 57 | Estonia | 759.25 | 2016 | up 137.6% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 701.67 | 2016 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 627.29 | 2016 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 621.4 | 2016 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 574.93 | 2016 | up 166.8% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 550 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 505.23 | 2017 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 500 | 2016 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 65 | Cambodia | 434.5 | 2012 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 406.08 | 2017 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 400 | 2016 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 386.56 | 2016 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 268.07 | 2016 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 257.94 | 2016 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 181.29 | 2013 | up 72.8% | rising |