Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ by country
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.
Countries reporting
117
Highest
77.76 international-$ in 2021 prices
Norway
Lowest
1.48 international-$ in 2021 prices
Mozambique
Median
13.36 international-$ in 2021 prices
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 77.76 international-$ in 2021 prices in Norway; the lowest is 1.48 international-$ in 2021 prices in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.36 international-$ in 2021 prices, and the mean is 21.88 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 181.1%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 59.7%).
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Norway | 77.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 72.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 72.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 71.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 69.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 64.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 64.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 62.89 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 60.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 60.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 13 | France | 57.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 56.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 55.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 54.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 18 | South Korea | 54.25 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 52.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 49.24 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 48.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 24 | Taiwan | 46.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 42.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 39.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 37.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 29 | Israel | 37.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 36.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 36.52 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 33.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 32.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 30.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 29.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 29.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 28.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 38 | Turkey | 27.75 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 26.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 24.57 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 24.46 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2017 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 21.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 45 | Russia | 20.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Panama | 18.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 18.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 17.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 17.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 16.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia | 16.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 16.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | — | rising |
| 53 | Bhutan | 16.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 15.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 15.52 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 14.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 58 | Jamaica | 14.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | — | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 14.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 60 | Jordan | 13.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2010 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 61 | Ukraine | 13.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 62 | China | 13.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Vietnam | 13.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Tunisia | 13.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 65 | Albania | 12.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 12.24 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 68 | Palestine | 12.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 69 | Mongolia | 12.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 71 | Moldova | 11.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 72 | Colombia | 11.28 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 73 | Peru | 10.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 74 | Iran | 10.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 75 | Venezuela | 9.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2006 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 9.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2005 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 8.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2014 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 78 | Georgia | 8.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 8.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 80 | Armenia | 8.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 8.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2013 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 8.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 83 | Nepal | 8.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 7.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 86 | Egypt | 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 88 | Indonesia | 6.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 89 | South Africa | 6.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 6.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 91 | Laos | 6.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 92 | Mauritania | 6.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 93 | Botswana | 5.83 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2015 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 94 | Philippines | 5.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 95 | Guinea | 5.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 96 | India | 5.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 97 | Senegal | 5.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 98 | Cameroon | 4.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 99 | Gambia | 4.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 101 | Syria | 4.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 102 | Pakistan | 4.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 103 | Benin | 4.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 104 | Togo | 3.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 3.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2016 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 106 | Mali | 3.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 3.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 3.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.45 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 110 | Nigeria | 3.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 3.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 112 | Kenya | 3.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 113 | Tanzania | 2.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 114 | Niger | 2.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 115 | Uganda | 2.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 116 | Madagascar | 2.24 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | 2.01 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 118 | Malawi | 1.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 119 | Zambia | 1.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 120 | Mozambique | 1.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 15.9% | rising |
About this data
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.