Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
33.3
Cyprus
Lowest
0.0026
Cambodia
Median
7.14
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
862
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 33.3 in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.0026 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.14, and the mean is 10.11.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,795.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 188.6%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 33.3 | 2016 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 31.39 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 29.79 | 2016 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 29.35 | 2016 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 28.94 | 2016 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 28.85 | 2011 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 7 | Palestine | 26.9 | 2008 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 8 | Malta | 23.34 | 2016 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 9 | France | 22.26 | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 21.86 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 11 | South Korea | 21.19 | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 18.22 | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 16.44 | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 15.33 | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 12.35 | 2016 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 12.09 | 2016 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 12.01 | 2016 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 11.91 | 2016 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 11.8 | 2018 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 20 | Jordan | 10.82 | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 10.73 | 2021 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 22 | Turkey | 9.89 | 2019 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 9.74 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 9.44 | 2016 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 9.16 | 2016 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 26 | Belize | 9.1 | 1999 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 8.89 | 2017 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia | 8.36 | 2017 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 8.27 | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 8.02 | 2020 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 7.68 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 32 | Paraguay | 7.27 | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 7.14 | 2017 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 34 | Jamaica | 7.08 | 2002 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 35 | El Salvador | 6.76 | 2017 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritius | 6.75 | 2012 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 37 | Brazil | 6.73 | 2020 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 38 | Mexico | 6.12 | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 39 | Honduras | 6.03 | 2017 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 5.91 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 5.86 | 2016 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 5.71 | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 43 | Egypt | 5.45 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 44 | Indonesia | 5.01 | 2019 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 45 | India | 4.98 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 46 | Tanzania | 4.94 | 2020 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 4.92 | 2013 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 4.84 | 2016 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 49 | Moldova | 4.42 | 2012 | up 188.6% | rising |
| 50 | Norway | 4.12 | 2016 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 3.93 | 2019 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 3.9 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 3.78 | 2015 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 3.26 | 2016 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 3.13 | 2016 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 2.56 | 2016 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 2.13 | 2013 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 58 | Uganda | 1.95 | 2016 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 59 | Rwanda | 1.78 | 2021 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 60 | Croatia | 1.33 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 61 | Romania | 1.31 | 2016 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 62 | Czechia | 0.5092 | 2016 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.1773 | 2015 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.0251 | 2016 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0.0026 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |