Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
2.50 million
Indonesia
Lowest
213.38
Georgia
Median
2,450
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
872
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 2.50 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 213.38 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,450, and the mean is 144,126.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,716.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 726,688.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (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 | Indonesia | 2.50 million | 2019 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.01 million | 2017 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 2.00 million | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 910,000 | 2021 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 380,000 | 2017 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 360,000 | 2020 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 348,791 | 2016 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 726,688.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 278,726 | 2002 | up 1,732.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 250,000 | 2016 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 66,667 | 2021 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 25,000 | 2015 | up 238.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 24,000 | 2019 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 24,000 | 2020 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 16,348 | 2002 | up 1,650.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 15,000 | 2016 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 15,000 | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 14,660 | 2018 | up 296.8% | rising |
| 19 | India | 12,000 | 2019 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 10,862 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 10,105 | 2013 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 8,000 | 2017 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 6,450 | 2020 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 6,139 | 2014 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 4,500 | 2020 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 4,168 | 2016 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 4,019 | 2016 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,829 | 2017 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 2,814 | 2016 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 2,585 | 2011 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 2,500 | 2012 | up 509.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 2,489 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 2,462 | 2013 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 34 | Egypt | 2,450 | 2019 | up 242.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 2,406 | 2016 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 2,250 | 2011 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 2,203 | 2016 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,096 | 2016 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 2,044 | 2016 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 40 | France | 1,769 | 2016 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 1,671 | 2008 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 1,508 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 1,500 | 2020 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 1,500 | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 1,276 | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 46 | Türkiye | 1,200 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 1,078 | 2016 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 48 | Greece | 900 | 2016 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 49 | Portugal | 768.5 | 2016 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 50 | Belize | 760.38 | 1999 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 51 | Estonia | 755.35 | 2016 | up 136.4% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 750.78 | 2018 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 712 | 2016 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 675.75 | 2016 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia | 591.04 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 56 | Lithuania | 559.84 | 2016 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 550 | 2016 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 550 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Poland | 505.88 | 2016 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 480 | 2012 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 459.76 | 2017 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 428.71 | 2016 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 63 | El Salvador | 355.64 | 2017 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 350 | 2016 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 271.37 | 2016 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 262.15 | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 213.38 | 2013 | up 81.9% | rising |