Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 25-64, local currency values by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
2.50 million
Indonesia
Lowest
178.06
Georgia
Median
2,439
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
927
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 25-64, local currency values is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 2.50 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 178.06 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,439, and the mean is 147,274.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,040.
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 25-64, local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.50 million | 2019 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.11 million | 2017 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Korea | 2.10 million | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 980,000 | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 705,441 | 2006 | up 1,650.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 400,000 | 2020 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 400,000 | 2017 | up 114.1% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 365,812 | 2016 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 300,000 | 2011 | up 920,498.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 250,000 | 2016 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 68,000 | 2021 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 27,000 | 2015 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 25,000 | 2019 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 25,000 | 2020 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 16,116 | 2002 | up 1,775.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 15,707 | 2018 | up 301.1% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 15,000 | 2016 | up 212.5% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 13,000 | 2012 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 13,000 | 2021 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 20 | India | 12,000 | 2019 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 10,105 | 2013 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 9,776 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 8,000 | 2017 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 6,582 | 2014 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 6,450 | 2020 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 4,318 | 2016 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 4,200 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 4,007 | 2016 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 3,806 | 2016 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,297 | 2017 | up 114.1% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 2,835 | 2016 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 32 | Guatemala | 2,748 | 2011 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2,745 | 2016 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 2,711 | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 35 | Türkiye | 2,700 | 2019 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Iceland | 2,439 | 2013 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt | 2,400 | 2019 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 2,350 | 2011 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 2,267 | 2016 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 40 | Republic of Moldova | 2,240 | 2012 | up 489.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 2,215 | 2016 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 2,194 | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine, State of | 1,755 | 2008 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 44 | France | 1,738 | 2016 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 1,600 | 2020 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 1,583 | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 1,518 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 1,443 | 2005 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Spain | 1,277 | 2016 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 1,170 | 2016 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 1,034 | 2016 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 900 | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 53 | Belize | 814.69 | 1999 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 765.93 | 2018 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 55 | Estonia | 756.63 | 2016 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 56 | Portugal | 754.17 | 2016 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 700 | 2016 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 673.92 | 2016 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 59 | Ghana | 600 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 591.04 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 566.67 | 2016 | up 146.6% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 505.23 | 2017 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Lithuania | 500 | 2016 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 498.31 | 2016 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 65 | Cambodia | 420 | 2012 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 380 | 2016 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 378.98 | 2017 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Hungary | 366.67 | 2016 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 255.65 | 2016 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 253.63 | 2016 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 178.06 | 2013 | up 82.8% | rising |