Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, rural by country
Countries reporting
61
Highest
51.41
Cyprus
Lowest
0.0023
Cambodia
Median
4.89
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
798
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, rural is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 51.41 in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.0023 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.89, and the mean is 8.23.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21,949.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 190.8%), and the largest decrease in Turkey (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 107.9% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 27.16 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | Palestine | 26.9 | 2008 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 4 | Finland | 26.46 | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 25.65 | 2016 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 23.63 | 2011 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 20.57 | 2016 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 8 | South Korea | 20.18 | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 9 | France | 17.89 | 2016 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 17.44 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 11 | Spain | 13.74 | 2016 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 11.11 | 2016 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 11.06 | 2016 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 10.59 | 2016 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 15 | Panama | 10.22 | 2018 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 16 | Jordan | 9.71 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 9.05 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Latvia | 8.72 | 2016 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 19 | Bolivia | 8.06 | 2017 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 7.55 | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 7.41 | 2016 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 22 | Jamaica | 7.08 | 2002 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 6.8 | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 24 | Turkey | 6.55 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Paraguay | 6.42 | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 6.41 | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 6.25 | 2017 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 6.22 | 2017 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 29 | Belize | 5.91 | 1999 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 30 | Colombia | 5.02 | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 4.89 | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 4.83 | 2017 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 4.41 | 2020 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 4.33 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 4.19 | 2016 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 4.08 | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 3.98 | 2016 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 3.91 | 2020 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 3.81 | 2020 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 3.6 | 2013 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 3.4 | 2015 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 3.04 | 2019 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 43 | Indonesia | 2.95 | 2019 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 2.95 | 2016 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 2.93 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | India | 2.91 | 2019 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 47 | Tanzania | 2.73 | 2020 | up 123.7% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova | 2.65 | 2012 | up 190.8% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 2.45 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Sweden | 2.34 | 2016 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 2.23 | 2016 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 52 | Honduras | 2.17 | 2017 | down 32.1% | flat |
| 53 | Georgia | 1.48 | 2013 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 1.18 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 55 | Uganda | 1.17 | 2016 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 56 | Romania | 1.1 | 2016 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 57 | Rwanda | 0.4313 | 2021 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 0.4075 | 2016 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 59 | Iceland | 0.156 | 2015 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.0206 | 2016 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Cambodia | 0.0023 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |