Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total by country
Countries reporting
70
Highest
33.3
Cyprus
Lowest
0.0025
Cambodia
Median
6.26
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
926
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 33.3 in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.0025 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.26, and the mean is 9.67.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,123.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 134.8%), 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 | Cyprus | 33.3 | 2016 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 28.71 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 28.69 | 2011 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 27.7 | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 5 | Australia | 27.18 | 2015 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 6 | Palestine, State of | 26.9 | 2008 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 26.71 | 2016 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 24.53 | 2016 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 9 | Malta | 22.2 | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 21.19 | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 21.07 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 20.86 | 2016 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 20.32 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 14 | France | 19.14 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 18.12 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 15.55 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 14.54 | 2016 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 11.91 | 2016 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 11.78 | 2016 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 11.7 | 2016 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 11.11 | 2018 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 10.07 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 23 | Jordan | 9.71 | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 9.49 | 2019 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Latvia | 9.16 | 2016 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 8.78 | 2016 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 8.37 | 2021 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 8.11 | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.06 | 2017 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 8.02 | 2019 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 7.78 | 2017 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 32 | Paraguay | 7.17 | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 33 | Jamaica | 7.08 | 2002 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 34 | Belize | 6.82 | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 35 | Ecuador | 6.6 | 2017 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritius | 5.92 | 2012 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 5.86 | 2017 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 5.66 | 2016 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 39 | Brazil | 5.61 | 2020 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 40 | Albania | 5.47 | 2019 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Armenia | 5.4 | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 5.34 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 5.19 | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 5.09 | 2020 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Mexico | 4.76 | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 46 | Denmark | 4.54 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 4.39 | 2013 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 48 | Honduras | 4.37 | 2017 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 4.02 | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 50 | Pakistan | 4 | 2020 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 3.78 | 2015 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 52 | Indonesia | 3.72 | 2019 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 53 | Philippines | 3.7 | 2019 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 54 | Ghana | 3.58 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Republic of Moldova | 3.54 | 2012 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 56 | India | 3.53 | 2019 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2016 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 58 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.97 | 2020 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 2.95 | 2016 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 60 | Sweden | 2.46 | 2016 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 61 | Poland | 2.44 | 2016 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 62 | Georgia | 2.13 | 2013 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 63 | Uganda | 1.53 | 2016 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 64 | Romania | 1.26 | 2016 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 65 | Croatia | 1.24 | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 66 | Rwanda | 0.5391 | 2021 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 67 | Czechia | 0.4286 | 2016 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 68 | Iceland | 0.1726 | 2015 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 69 | Hungary | 0.0238 | 2016 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 0.0025 | 2012 | down 99.3% | volatile |