Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
33.3
Cyprus
Lowest
0.0026
Cambodia
Median
6.23
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
864
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 33.3 in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.0026 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.23, and the mean is 9.59.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,795.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 135.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 33.3 | 2016 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 30.25 | 2011 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 29.91 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 29.59 | 2008 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 28.5 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 28.48 | 2016 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 25.5 | 2016 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 8 | Malta | 23.14 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 22.69 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 22.6 | 2017 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 11 | France | 19.72 | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 18.33 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 15.86 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 14.7 | 2016 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 12.09 | 2016 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 12.04 | 2016 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 11.92 | 2016 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 18 | Panama | 11.8 | 2018 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 10.34 | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 20 | Jordan | 10.27 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 9.89 | 2019 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 9.36 | 2016 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 9.04 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.84 | 2017 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 8.61 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 8.59 | 2021 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 8.45 | 2017 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 8.34 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 7.42 | 2017 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 30 | Jamaica | 7.08 | 2002 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 6.99 | 2017 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 32 | Belize | 6.82 | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 33 | Mauritius | 6.23 | 2012 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 34 | Peru | 6.11 | 2016 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 35 | El Salvador | 6.08 | 2017 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 5.98 | 2020 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 37 | Egypt | 5.49 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 5.34 | 2020 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 5.19 | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 5.12 | 2017 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 5.1 | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 42 | Denmark | 4.63 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 4.48 | 2013 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 44 | Pakistan | 4.39 | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 4.24 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Norway | 4.13 | 2016 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 47 | Indonesia | 3.94 | 2019 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 3.78 | 2015 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 3.74 | 2019 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 50 | India | 3.61 | 2019 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 51 | Republic of Moldova | 3.54 | 2012 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.46 | 2020 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 3.06 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 2.95 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 2.54 | 2016 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 2.51 | 2016 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 2.1 | 2013 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 58 | Uganda | 1.56 | 2016 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 59 | Croatia | 1.29 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 60 | Romania | 1.26 | 2016 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 61 | Rwanda | 0.5391 | 2021 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 62 | Czechia | 0.4361 | 2016 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.1813 | 2015 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.0243 | 2016 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0.0026 | 2012 | down 99.2% | volatile |