Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, female by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
1.84 million
Paraguay
Lowest
171.98
Georgia
Median
2,007
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
926
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, female is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 1.84 million in Paraguay; the lowest is 171.98 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,007, and the mean is 119,633.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,699.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 5 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 | Paraguay | 1.84 million | 2017 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 1.75 million | 2019 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 1.70 million | 2017 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,526 | 2021 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 582,762 | 2006 | up 1,604.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 360,000 | 2020 | up 231.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 330,000 | 2017 | up 117.8% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 301,839 | 2016 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 920,498.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 150,000 | 2016 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 42,000 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 27,000 | 2015 | up 308.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 21,000 | 2019 | up 183.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 18,000 | 2020 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 14,013 | 2002 | up 1,775.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 13,000 | 2021 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 12,000 | 2016 | up 242.9% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 11,716 | 2018 | up 296.4% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritius | 9,450 | 2012 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 8,690 | 2019 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 8,084 | 2013 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 22 | India | 8,000 | 2019 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Honduras | 6,000 | 2017 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 5,646 | 2014 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 5,590 | 2020 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 3,827 | 2016 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 3,689 | 2016 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 3,500 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 2,552 | 2016 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,526 | 2017 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2,237 | 2016 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 32 | Türkiye | 2,200 | 2019 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Guatemala | 2,130 | 2011 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 2,051 | 2016 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 2,012 | 2013 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 36 | Sweden | 2,007 | 2016 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 37 | Egypt | 2,000 | 2019 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 2,000 | 2012 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Ireland | 1,768 | 2016 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,738 | 2016 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 1,671 | 2008 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 1,668 | 2011 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 1,652 | 2016 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 44 | France | 1,546 | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 1,400 | 2020 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 1,381 | 2016 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 1,338 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 1,282 | 2005 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Spain | 1,085 | 2016 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 971.67 | 2016 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 948.91 | 2016 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 793.33 | 2016 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 53 | Panama | 709.35 | 2018 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 676.67 | 2016 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 55 | Belize | 651.75 | 1999 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 56 | Slovakia | 647.5 | 2016 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 57 | Estonia | 631.12 | 2016 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 571.85 | 2016 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 525.37 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 60 | Latvia | 480.18 | 2016 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 450.28 | 2016 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 62 | Poland | 446.93 | 2016 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 428.44 | 2017 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Ghana | 420 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 360 | 2012 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 335.48 | 2016 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 329.52 | 2017 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 232.41 | 2016 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 226.62 | 2016 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 171.98 | 2013 | up 94.1% | rising |