Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, male by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
2.50 million
Indonesia
Lowest
198.08
Georgia
Median
2,677
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
927
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, male is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 2.50 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 198.08 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,677, and the mean is 152,966.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,621.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 789,374.0%), 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 | 2.50 million | 2019 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 2.50 million | 2017 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.13 million | 2017 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.00 million | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 677,417 | 2006 | up 1,565.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 400,000 | 2017 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 398,400 | 2016 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 360,000 | 2020 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 789,374.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 250,000 | 2016 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 60,000 | 2021 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 27,000 | 2019 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 25,000 | 2015 | up 296.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 22,000 | 2020 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 17,749 | 2002 | up 1,261.7% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 17,573 | 2018 | up 316.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 14,800 | 2016 | up 252.4% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 13,800 | 2012 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 12,000 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 19 | India | 12,000 | 2019 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 10,105 | 2013 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 9,776 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 8,000 | 2017 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 7,000 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 6,497 | 2014 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Cyprus | 5,211 | 2016 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 4,819 | 2016 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 4,600 | 2020 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 4,302 | 2016 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,349 | 2017 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 3,300 | 2016 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 3,172 | 2016 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 3,120 | 2016 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 2,917 | 2011 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 2,826 | 2013 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 36 | Guatemala | 2,677 | 2011 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 37 | Republic of Moldova | 2,620 | 2012 | up 424.0% | volatile |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,546 | 2016 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 2,500 | 2019 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | 2,400 | 2019 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Ireland | 2,396 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | Sweden | 2,363 | 2016 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 43 | France | 1,939 | 2016 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 1,700 | 2020 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Palestine, State of | 1,671 | 2008 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 1,667 | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 1,594 | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 1,451 | 2016 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 1,273 | 2005 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 1,216 | 2016 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 1,087 | 2016 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 926.67 | 2016 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 905.91 | 2016 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 858.33 | 2016 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 790 | 2016 | up 107.9% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 786.32 | 2016 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 765.93 | 2018 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 58 | Belize | 760.38 | 1999 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 664.87 | 2016 | up 131.4% | rising |
| 60 | Croatia | 652.11 | 2016 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 61 | Ghana | 600 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 569 | 2016 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 534.38 | 2016 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 505.23 | 2017 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 420 | 2012 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Hungary | 389.03 | 2016 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 380.12 | 2017 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 360 | 2016 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 281.21 | 2016 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 281.19 | 2016 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 198.08 | 2013 | up 70.4% | falling |