Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
1.85 million
South Korea
Lowest
127.02
Georgia
Median
2,080
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
847
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 1.85 million in South Korea; the lowest is 127.02 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,080, and the mean is 124,257.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,565.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,760,460.0%), and the largest decrease in Turkey (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 1.85 million | 2017 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 1.81 million | 2017 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.60 million | 2019 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 900,000 | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 5 | Tanzania | 360,000 | 2020 | up 245.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 342,183 | 2016 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 300,000 | 2017 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 250,000 | 2011 | up 1,760,460.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela | 218,872 | 2002 | up 1,914.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 200,000 | 2016 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 43,450 | 2021 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 25,000 | 2015 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 20,000 | 2020 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 20,000 | 2019 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 15 | Jamaica | 16,116 | 2002 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 13,000 | 2016 | up 274.0% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 10,400 | 2021 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 18 | India | 9,100 | 2019 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 8,135 | 2013 | up 118.8% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 7,604 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 5,811 | 2014 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 5,160 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 4,660 | 2017 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 4,346 | 2016 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 3,806 | 2016 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 3,684 | 2016 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia | 3,347 | 2017 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 3,250 | 2020 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 2,667 | 2016 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 2,642 | 2016 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 2,200 | 2019 | up 232.3% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 2,167 | 2016 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 2,080 | 2011 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 2,038 | 2013 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 2,028 | 2016 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 1,911 | 2016 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 1,887 | 2011 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 38 | Moldova | 1,700 | 2012 | up 500.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Palestine | 1,671 | 2008 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 40 | France | 1,565 | 2016 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 1,445 | 2016 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 1,117 | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 1,049 | 2020 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Turkey | 900 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 814.52 | 2016 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 791.67 | 2016 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 47 | Panama | 750.73 | 2018 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 48 | Estonia | 672.31 | 2016 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 49 | Belize | 651.75 | 1999 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 650 | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 623.19 | 2016 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 52 | Slovakia | 617.5 | 2016 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 53 | Latvia | 538.26 | 2016 | up 167.7% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 530.84 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 55 | Ecuador | 493.9 | 2017 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | 430.2 | 2016 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 400 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Lithuania | 400 | 2016 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 59 | Cambodia | 350 | 2012 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 61 | El Salvador | 346.27 | 2017 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 295.97 | 2016 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 210.95 | 2016 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 197.68 | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 65 | Georgia | 127.02 | 2013 | up 97.4% | flat |