Median income or consumption per day 2011 prices by country
Countries reporting
119
Highest
72.93
Luxembourg
Lowest
1.05
Madagascar
Median
10.4
Years covered
61
1963–2023
Data points
2,016
What the numbers show
Median income or consumption per day 2011 prices is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 72.93 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 1.05 in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.4, and the mean is 18.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 70.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 151.4%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 58.4%).
Median income or consumption per day 2011 prices: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 72.93 | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 63.19 | 2019 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 59.22 | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 4 | United States of America | 57.26 | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 53.46 | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 53.28 | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 52.75 | 2020 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 51.92 | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 51.51 | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 51.11 | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 50.94 | 2021 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 49.8 | 2021 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 49.59 | 2021 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 48.03 | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 47.48 | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 46.75 | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 17 | France | 45.16 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 44.54 | 2020 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 42.53 | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 41.2 | 2021 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 21 | Taiwan, China | 41.03 | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 38.83 | 2021 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 38.62 | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 37.45 | 2021 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 35.12 | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 31.94 | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 31.66 | 2021 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 31.32 | 2021 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 30.86 | 2021 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 28.16 | 2021 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 28.09 | 2021 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 26.44 | 2021 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 24.73 | 2021 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 24.29 | 2021 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 23.21 | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 22.74 | 2021 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 21.47 | 2021 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 20.93 | 2021 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 20.37 | 2022 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 40 | Uruguay | 19.43 | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus | 19.15 | 2020 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 17.28 | 2021 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 43 | Panama | 15.78 | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 15.68 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 15.64 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 15.24 | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 14.98 | 2021 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 14.1 | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 12.73 | 2020 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 12.56 | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 51 | Brazil | 12.54 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 52 | Jamaica | 12.13 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 11.85 | 2019 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 54 | China | 11.71 | 2021 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Paraguay | 11.52 | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 56 | Bhutan | 11.44 | 2022 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 11.24 | 2022 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 10.97 | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.82 | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 60 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.4 | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 61 | Mexico | 10.25 | 2022 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 62 | Albania | 9.99 | 2020 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 63 | Mongolia | 9.86 | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 64 | Tunisia | 9.68 | 2021 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 9.49 | 2022 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 9.28 | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 67 | Ecuador | 9.27 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 68 | Viet Nam | 9.18 | 2022 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 8.97 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 70 | Colombia | 8.9 | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 71 | Republic of Moldova | 8.76 | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 8.75 | 2005 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 73 | Jordan | 8.73 | 2010 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 74 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.79 | 2006 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 75 | Morocco | 7.44 | 2013 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 7.39 | 2014 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 6.85 | 2022 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 6.48 | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 79 | Armenia | 5.88 | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 5.66 | 2019 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 81 | Indonesia | 5.59 | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 82 | Nepal | 5.59 | 2022 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 5.58 | 2014 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.52 | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 5.46 | 2015 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 86 | Belize | 4.94 | 1999 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 87 | Mauritania | 4.8 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 88 | Ghana | 4.78 | 2016 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 89 | Philippines | 4.48 | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 90 | South Africa | 4.45 | 2014 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 91 | Botswana | 4.37 | 2015 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 92 | Egypt | 4.36 | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 4.15 | 2022 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 94 | Senegal | 4.13 | 2021 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.11 | 2021 | up 52.3% | falling |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.83 | 2018 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 97 | Pakistan | 3.79 | 2018 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 98 | Gambia | 3.66 | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 99 | Benin | 3.61 | 2021 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 100 | India | 3.48 | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cameroon | 3.43 | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 3.1 | 2021 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 103 | Mali | 2.86 | 2021 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 104 | Guinea | 2.8 | 2018 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7 | 2022 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 106 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.62 | 2021 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 2.61 | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 2.54 | 2015 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 109 | Nigeria | 2.26 | 2018 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 110 | Uganda | 2.24 | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 111 | Niger | 2.14 | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 112 | Kenya | 2.02 | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 113 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.92 | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 114 | Rwanda | 1.7 | 2016 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 115 | Zambia | 1.41 | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 116 | Burundi | 1.38 | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 117 | Malawi | 1.27 | 2019 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 118 | Mozambique | 1.17 | 2019 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 119 | Madagascar | 1.05 | 2012 | down 15.3% | falling |