Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
0.2205
Netherlands
Lowest
0
Cambodia
Median
0.0384
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
888
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 0.2205 in Netherlands; the lowest is 0 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0384, and the mean is 0.0573.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,998.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 156.9%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0.2205 | 2016 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 2 | Cyprus | 0.187 | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 0.1779 | 2016 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1778 | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 0.1732 | 2011 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 0.1716 | 2016 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 0.1677 | 2008 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Ireland | 0.1444 | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 0.1364 | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 10 | France | 0.135 | 2016 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 0.1277 | 2017 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 0.111 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 0.0995 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0.0882 | 2016 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 0.0719 | 2016 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 0.0704 | 2016 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 0.0685 | 2016 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.0665 | 2016 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 0.0623 | 2018 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 0.0565 | 2021 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 21 | Jordan | 0.0559 | 2016 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 0.0549 | 2016 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.0533 | 2016 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 24 | Belize | 0.0524 | 1999 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 25 | Türkiye | 0.0506 | 2019 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 0.0498 | 2019 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.049 | 2016 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 0.0465 | 2017 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0448 | 2017 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 0.0439 | 2020 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Jamaica | 0.0397 | 2002 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 0.0391 | 2020 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 0.0391 | 2017 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.0384 | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritius | 0.0377 | 2012 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 36 | Pakistan | 0.0372 | 2020 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 0.0352 | 2019 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 0.0338 | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 39 | Mexico | 0.0326 | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 40 | Peru | 0.0314 | 2016 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 0.0305 | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 42 | Honduras | 0.0294 | 2017 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 0.0284 | 2016 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 0.0274 | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 0.0267 | 2013 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 46 | Egypt | 0.0267 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 47 | Indonesia | 0.0258 | 2019 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0254 | 2012 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 0.0252 | 2016 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 0.0233 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0228 | 2020 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 0.0215 | 2019 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 53 | India | 0.0208 | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 0.0199 | 2015 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 0.0195 | 2016 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 0.018 | 2016 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 0.0152 | 2016 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 58 | Georgia | 0.0135 | 2013 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 59 | Rwanda | 0.0099 | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Uganda | 0.0083 | 2016 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 61 | Croatia | 0.0076 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 0.0075 | 2016 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 63 | Czechia | 0.0029 | 2016 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 0.0014 | 2018 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Iceland | 0.001 | 2015 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 66 | Hungary | 0.0001 | 2016 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Cambodia | 0 | 2012 | down 99.6% | volatile |