Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, total by country
Countries reporting
76
Highest
2.30 million
Indonesia
Lowest
180.97
Georgia
Median
2,405
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,012
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, total is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 2.30 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 180.97 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,405, and the mean is 130,802.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,709.
Over the past decade 71 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 | Indonesia | 2.30 million | 2019 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.00 million | 2017 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 2.00 million | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 908,528 | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 663,731 | 2006 | up 1,646.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 370,000 | 2017 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 360,000 | 2020 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 348,600 | 2016 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 920,498.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 240,000 | 2016 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 100,000 | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 12 | Rwanda | 50,000 | 2021 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 13 | Albania | 35,000 | 2019 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 25,000 | 2015 | up 289.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Uruguay | 24,000 | 2019 | up 171.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 21,725 | 2020 | up 149.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 16,116 | 2002 | up 1,625.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 14,660 | 2018 | up 919.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 14,000 | 2016 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 12,000 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 12,000 | 2012 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 22 | India | 10,000 | 2019 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 9,297 | 2013 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 8,690 | 2019 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 7,248 | 2017 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 6,400 | 2020 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 6,063 | 2014 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia | 4,238 | 2015 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 4,228 | 2016 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 4,000 | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 3,919 | 2016 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 3,806 | 2016 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,878 | 2017 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 2,752 | 2016 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 2,663 | 2016 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 2,552 | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 2,519 | 2011 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 38 | Türkiye | 2,500 | 2019 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Iceland | 2,310 | 2013 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 40 | Egypt | 2,300 | 2019 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 2,250 | 2012 | up 492.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Germany | 2,192 | 2011 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 43 | Sweden | 2,140 | 2016 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,108 | 2016 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 2,011 | 2016 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium | 1,944 | 2016 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 1,749 | 2016 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 48 | France | 1,682 | 2016 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 1,671 | 2008 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 1,500 | 2020 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Malta | 1,500 | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 1,496 | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 1,282 | 2005 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 1,247 | 2016 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 1,065 | 2016 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 56 | Slovenia | 1,022 | 2016 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 875 | 2016 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 58 | Panama | 750.73 | 2018 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 59 | Portugal | 742.33 | 2016 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 60 | Estonia | 720.96 | 2016 | up 125.6% | rising |
| 61 | Belize | 716.92 | 1999 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 62 | Slovakia | 700 | 2016 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 63 | Czechia | 656.95 | 2016 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 64 | Croatia | 577.91 | 2016 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 65 | Latvia | 547.64 | 2016 | up 154.2% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 500 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 480 | 2016 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 68 | Poland | 479.06 | 2016 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 464.81 | 2017 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 400 | 2012 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 354.84 | 2016 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 353.66 | 2017 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 253.85 | 2016 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 248.89 | 2016 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 180.97 | 2013 | up 85.2% | rising |