Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
26.9
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.0023
Cambodia
Median
4.49
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
825
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, primary education and below is currently reported for 63 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 4.49, and the mean is 6.46.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,814.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 614.9%), 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 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 2 | Netherlands | 21.14 | 2016 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 3 | Slovakia | 18.71 | 2016 | up 274.7% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 17.47 | 2016 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 17.41 | 2016 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 6 | Cyprus | 17.38 | 2013 | up 32.5% | flat |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 15.13 | 2017 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 14.58 | 2016 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 9 | France | 14.56 | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 13.76 | 2011 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 12.65 | 2016 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 11.67 | 2016 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 11.22 | 2013 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 8.41 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Jordan | 8.32 | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 8.03 | 2016 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 17 | Türkiye | 7.99 | 2019 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Panama | 7.99 | 2018 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 7.69 | 2016 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 20 | Jamaica | 6.67 | 2002 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 6.56 | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 6.44 | 2021 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.43 | 2017 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 24 | Uruguay | 6.35 | 2019 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 6.22 | 2017 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 26 | Paraguay | 5.98 | 2017 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 27 | Belize | 5.69 | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 5.67 | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 5.14 | 2021 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 4.69 | 2017 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Egypt | 4.67 | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 4.49 | 2020 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 33 | South Africa | 4.41 | 2020 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritius | 4.29 | 2012 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 4.26 | 2016 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 4.19 | 2016 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 4.09 | 2016 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 4.08 | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 39 | Pakistan | 3.81 | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 3.13 | 2013 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 3.02 | 2016 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 42 | Indonesia | 2.86 | 2019 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 2.8 | 2019 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 44 | India | 2.78 | 2019 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 45 | Honduras | 2.71 | 2017 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 2.66 | 2016 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 2.56 | 2012 | up 297.3% | rising |
| 48 | Lithuania | 2.56 | 2016 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 2.46 | 2015 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 50 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.37 | 2020 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 2.28 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Poland | 1.81 | 2016 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 53 | Sweden | 1.66 | 2016 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 1.46 | 2016 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 55 | Uganda | 1.17 | 2016 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 1.04 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 57 | Romania | 0.8411 | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 58 | Georgia | 0.6275 | 2013 | down 53.8% | flat |
| 59 | Rwanda | 0.4313 | 2021 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 60 | Czechia | 0.2105 | 2016 | up 614.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Iceland | 0.117 | 2015 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 62 | Hungary | 0.0111 | 2016 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0.0023 | 2012 | down 99.2% | volatile |