Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
0.212
Netherlands
Lowest
0
Cambodia
Median
0.0344
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
890
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 0.212 in Netherlands; the lowest is 0 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0344, and the mean is 0.0543.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,380.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 114.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0.212 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 2 | Cyprus | 0.187 | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 0.1816 | 2011 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 0.1769 | 2008 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 0.1728 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1695 | 2016 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 0.1514 | 2016 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 0.1465 | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 9 | Malta | 0.1358 | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 10 | Korea | 0.1306 | 2017 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 0.1228 | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 0.1116 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 0.0958 | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0.0846 | 2016 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 0.0719 | 2016 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 0.0685 | 2016 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 0.0677 | 2016 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 18 | Panama | 0.0622 | 2018 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 0.0591 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 20 | Jordan | 0.0553 | 2016 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.0542 | 2016 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 0.0533 | 2016 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 0.05 | 2019 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 0.0485 | 2019 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0455 | 2017 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 0.0455 | 2017 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.0432 | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 0.0424 | 2021 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 29 | Jamaica | 0.0415 | 2002 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 0.0403 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 31 | Belize | 0.0393 | 1999 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 32 | Ecuador | 0.038 | 2017 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.0352 | 2020 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 34 | Mauritius | 0.0344 | 2012 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 35 | Peru | 0.0322 | 2016 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.0316 | 2019 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Denmark | 0.0293 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 0.0293 | 2020 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.028 | 2019 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 40 | Egypt | 0.0267 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 0.0261 | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.0255 | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 43 | Norway | 0.0252 | 2016 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 44 | Ghana | 0.025 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 0.0248 | 2013 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 46 | Honduras | 0.0238 | 2017 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0212 | 2012 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 48 | Indonesia | 0.0211 | 2019 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 49 | Pakistan | 0.021 | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 0.0202 | 2019 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 0.0196 | 2015 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 0.0174 | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 53 | India | 0.0156 | 2019 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 54 | Sweden | 0.015 | 2016 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 55 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0149 | 2020 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | 0.0145 | 2016 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 0.0138 | 2016 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 58 | Georgia | 0.0135 | 2013 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 59 | Uganda | 0.0075 | 2016 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 0.0073 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 61 | Romania | 0.0072 | 2016 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 62 | Rwanda | 0.0047 | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechia | 0.0025 | 2016 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 64 | Iceland | 0.001 | 2015 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 65 | Mongolia | 0.0009 | 2018 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Hungary | 0.0001 | 2016 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Cambodia | 0 | 2012 | down 99.5% | volatile |