Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, male by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
51.41
Cyprus
Lowest
0.0026
Cambodia
Median
6.69
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, male is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 51.41 in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.0026 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.69, and the mean is 10.36.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,754.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 136.3%), 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 | 51.41 | 2016 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 35.31 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 35.12 | 2011 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 31.58 | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 31.35 | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 6 | Palestine, State of | 27.98 | 2008 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 27.73 | 2016 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 26.23 | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 24.04 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 10 | Malta | 23.32 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 11 | France | 21.35 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 19.42 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 17.45 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 15.31 | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 13.95 | 2016 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 13.15 | 2016 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 12.15 | 2016 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 18 | Panama | 11.11 | 2018 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 11.1 | 2016 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 10.2 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 9.89 | 2019 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 9.71 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 9.26 | 2016 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 8.89 | 2017 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.76 | 2017 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 8.66 | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 8.61 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 7.87 | 2021 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 29 | Jamaica | 7.67 | 2002 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 7.27 | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Belize | 6.82 | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 32 | Ecuador | 6.76 | 2017 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritius | 6.69 | 2012 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 6.18 | 2016 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 5.98 | 2020 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 5.87 | 2017 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 5.73 | 2020 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 5.34 | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 5.19 | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 40 | Mexico | 5.1 | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 41 | Denmark | 4.89 | 2016 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 42 | Norway | 4.56 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 4.48 | 2013 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 44 | Ghana | 4.24 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 4.19 | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 4.12 | 2019 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 4.07 | 2012 | up 136.3% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 3.98 | 2017 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 49 | India | 3.79 | 2019 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 3.78 | 2015 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 3.74 | 2019 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 3.16 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 53 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.06 | 2020 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 2.95 | 2016 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 2.71 | 2016 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 2.69 | 2016 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 2.18 | 2013 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 58 | Uganda | 1.56 | 2016 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 59 | Romania | 1.37 | 2016 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 1.35 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 61 | Rwanda | 0.5391 | 2021 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 62 | Czechia | 0.4843 | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.2007 | 2015 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.0257 | 2016 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0.0026 | 2012 | down 99.2% | volatile |