Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ by country

Average income or consumption of the population per day.

Countries reporting
120
Highest
106.1 international-$ in 2021 prices
Luxembourg
Lowest
2.38 international-$ in 2021 prices
Mozambique
Median
17.86 international-$ in 2021 prices
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148

What the numbers show

Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 106.1 international-$ in 2021 prices in Luxembourg; the lowest is 2.38 international-$ in 2021 prices in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 17.86 international-$ in 2021 prices, and the mean is 27.82 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 162.7%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 66.8%).

Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 106.1 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 25.8% rising
2 United States 95.6 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 24.6% rising
3 Switzerland 87.39 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 2.7% rising
4 Norway 86.74 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 3.2% rising
5 Austria 81.63 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 8.2% rising
6 Germany 75.84 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 15.0% rising
7 Canada 75.73 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 9.5% rising
8 Netherlands 75.5 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 17.3% rising
9 Australia 72.71 international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 up 9.4% rising
10 Denmark 72.67 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 9.4% rising
11 Belgium 69.92 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 10.8% rising
12 Iceland 68.33 international-$ in 2021 prices 2019 up 12.3% rising
13 France 66.8 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 1.6% rising
14 Malta 65.08 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 40.7% rising
15 Finland 64.46 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 4.2% rising
16 South Korea 64.39 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 58.7% rising
17 United Kingdom 64.32 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 8.3% rising
18 Cyprus 63.38 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 20.2% rising
19 Sweden 62.83 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 9.7% rising
20 Ireland 59.16 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 34.4% rising
21 Italy 57.51 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 11.6% rising
22 Taiwan 55.61 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 20.0% rising
23 Spain 54.85 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 19.0% rising
24 Slovenia 54.71 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 32.2% rising
25 Japan 48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 down 0.3% flat
26 Lithuania 46.53 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 76.0% rising
27 Israel 45.2 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 23.0% rising
28 Poland 44.05 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 55.2% rising
29 Estonia 43.8 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 44.4% rising
30 Czechia 43.35 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 21.8% rising
31 Croatia 41.35 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 84.1% rising
32 Portugal 41.07 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 31.5% rising
33 Latvia 40.02 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 67.2% rising
34 Malaysia 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 51.2% rising
35 Turkey 39.43 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 103.6% rising
36 Bulgaria 39.41 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 89.4% rising
37 Chile 35.36 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 37.7% rising
38 Uruguay 35.21 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 0.4% rising
39 Greece 34.24 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 27.9% falling
40 Costa Rica 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 up 25.0% rising
41 Romania 32.66 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 162.7% rising
42 Panama 28.7 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 17.6% rising
43 Brazil 26.55 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 10.8% rising
44 Russia 26.27 international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 down 1.5% rising
45 Slovakia 25.45 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 2.2% rising
46 Hungary 24.82 international-$ in 2021 prices 2017 up 21.5% rising
47 Serbia 24.1 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 69.5% rising
48 Dominican Republic 22.73 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 37.0% rising
49 Bolivia 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 down 4.7% rising
50 Paraguay 21.27 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 0.7% rising
51 Montenegro 20.64 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 21.4% rising
52 Belarus 20.55 international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 up 35.6% rising
53 Mexico 20.02 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 42.5% rising
54 Colombia 19.71 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 16.6% rising
55 Thailand 19.54 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 10.3% rising
56 Uzbekistan 19.41 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 rising
57 Ecuador 18.97 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 up 3.0% rising
58 Jamaica 18.94 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 rising
59 Bhutan 18.74 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 65.0% rising
60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.39 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 1.5% flat
61 Jordan 17.33 international-$ in 2021 prices 2010 up 23.2% flat
62 North Macedonia 17.22 international-$ in 2021 prices 2019 up 42.9% rising
63 China 17.22 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 77.2% volatile
64 Vietnam 16.59 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 44.1% rising
65 Tunisia 15.89 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 13.8% rising
66 Ukraine 15.57 international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 up 21.3% rising
67 El Salvador 15.46 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 30.5% rising
68 Kazakhstan 15.09 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 12.7% rising
69 Palestine 15.02 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 0.3% rising
70 Albania 14.85 international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 up 39.0% rising
71 Mongolia 14.33 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 14.5% rising
72 Peru 13.86 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 down 1.5% rising
73 Moldova 13.53 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 2.8% rising
74 Venezuela 13.03 international-$ in 2021 prices 2006 up 20.4% falling
75 Nicaragua 12.91 international-$ in 2021 prices 2014 up 33.8% rising
76 Iran 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 7.2% rising
77 Guatemala 12.51 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 10.5% rising
78 South Africa 12.27 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 0.3% rising
79 Morocco 11.55 international-$ in 2021 prices 2013 up 54.4% rising
80 Honduras 11.55 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 8.7% rising
81 Azerbaijan 11.27 international-$ in 2021 prices 2005 up 83.7% rising
82 Botswana 11.1 international-$ in 2021 prices 2015 up 10.4% rising
83 Georgia 10.71 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 29.3% rising
84 Sri Lanka 10.58 international-$ in 2021 prices 2019 up 33.8% rising
85 Armenia 9.8 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 6.5% rising
86 Tajikistan 9.54 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 37.1% rising
87 Nepal 9.47 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 69.0% volatile
88 Egypt 9.03 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 4.0% rising
89 Indonesia 8.61 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 up 37.7% rising
90 Kyrgyzstan 8.03 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 33.1% rising
91 Laos 7.88 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 31.8% rising
92 Bangladesh 7.51 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 46.5% rising
93 Philippines 7.26 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 6.8% rising
94 Mauritania 7.21 international-$ in 2021 prices 2019 up 8.9% rising
95 Cameroon 6.85 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 down 6.6% rising
96 Guinea 6.54 international-$ in 2021 prices 2018 up 45.5% rising
97 Senegal 6.51 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 71.6% rising
98 Gambia 6.47 international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 up 15.0% rising
99 India 6.36 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 36.8% rising
100 Cote d'Ivoire 6.08 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 36.1% falling
101 Pakistan 5.43 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 6.4% rising
102 Benin 5.27 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 67.5% rising
103 Syria 5.16 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 66.8% falling
104 Ghana 5.07 international-$ in 2021 prices 2016 up 49.6% rising
105 Togo 5.03 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 57.1% rising
106 Rwanda 4.9 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 39.0% rising
107 Mali 4.78 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 57.8% rising
108 Burkina Faso 4.47 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 45.8% rising
109 Kenya 4.44 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 13.5% falling
110 Guinea-Bissau 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 49.9% flat
111 Tanzania 4.18 international-$ in 2021 prices 2018 up 23.9% rising
112 Ethiopia 4.16 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 down 3.3% rising
113 Nigeria 4.16 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 10.9% rising
114 Uganda 3.65 international-$ in 2021 prices 2019 up 3.0% rising
115 Niger 3.36 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 16.0% rising
116 Madagascar 2.91 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 down 12.7% rising
117 Zambia 2.86 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 5.7% falling
118 Burundi 2.62 international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 up 2.2% rising
119 Malawi 2.59 international-$ in 2021 prices 2019 down 9.0% falling
120 Mozambique 2.38 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 24.2% rising

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Indicator
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Average income or consumption of the population per day.