Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, female by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
26.9
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.0023
Cambodia
Median
5.84
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
864
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, female is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 26.9 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.0023 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.84, and the mean is 7.98.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,814.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 191.8%), 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 | Palestine, State of | 26.9 | 2008 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 25.01 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 22.62 | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 22.31 | 2016 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.5 | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 21.07 | 2011 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 20.61 | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 20.24 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 18.26 | 2016 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 17.15 | 2017 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 11 | France | 17.14 | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 16.12 | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 13.62 | 2016 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 13.39 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 15 | Panama | 11.11 | 2018 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 10.7 | 2016 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 10.56 | 2016 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 10.08 | 2016 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 9.71 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 9.18 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 8.59 | 2021 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 8.32 | 2016 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 8.19 | 2019 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Latvia | 8.05 | 2016 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 7.46 | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 7.11 | 2017 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 7.06 | 2019 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 6.61 | 2017 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Belize | 6.6 | 1999 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.59 | 2017 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 6.37 | 2017 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 32 | Jamaica | 6.16 | 2002 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 5.84 | 2017 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 5.23 | 2020 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 5.19 | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 4.81 | 2016 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 4.52 | 2017 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 4.45 | 2020 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 4.45 | 2019 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 40 | Mexico | 4.42 | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 41 | Mauritius | 4.39 | 2012 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 4.24 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 3.61 | 2019 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 3.58 | 2013 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 3.54 | 2012 | up 147.8% | rising |
| 46 | Norway | 3.5 | 2016 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 47 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.97 | 2020 | up 191.8% | rising |
| 48 | Indonesia | 2.88 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 2.83 | 2015 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 2.81 | 2016 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 2.72 | 2016 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 52 | Pakistan | 2.63 | 2020 | up 53.4% | flat |
| 53 | Ghana | 2.6 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Poland | 2.26 | 2016 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 55 | India | 2.26 | 2019 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 2.22 | 2016 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 2.06 | 2013 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 1.15 | 2016 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 59 | Croatia | 1.12 | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 60 | Uganda | 0.8099 | 2016 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 61 | Rwanda | 0.4313 | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 62 | Czechia | 0.3643 | 2016 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.1517 | 2015 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.022 | 2016 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0.0023 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |