Threshold income or consumption per month for each decile by country
Level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.
Countries reporting
131
Highest
20,708 international-$ in 2021 prices
Singapore
Lowest
16.88 international-$ in 2021 prices
Zambia
Median
205.7 international-$ in 2021 prices
Years covered
206
1820–2025
Data points
2,504
What the numbers show
Threshold income or consumption per month for each decile is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 20,708 international-$ in 2021 prices in Singapore; the lowest is 16.88 international-$ in 2021 prices in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 205.7 international-$ in 2021 prices, and the mean is 714.09 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,227.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 925.3%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 73.3%).
Threshold income or consumption per month for each decile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 20,708 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2014 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 7,782 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 3 | New Zealand | 7,475 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 6,742 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Mauritius | 5,151 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2017 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Seychelles | 3,727 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 1,274 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 1,179 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1,123 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 1,059 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 1,034 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1,021 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | Iceland | 1,016 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 999.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 944.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 933.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 871.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 856.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 34.9% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 853.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 843.11 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 842.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 837.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 23 | Malta | 820 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 24 | France | 801.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 793.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 26 | United States | 788.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 770.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | South Korea | 736.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 29 | Taiwan | 734.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 658.52 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 628.74 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 619 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 606.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 34 | Lebanon | 585.31 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 579.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 576.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 37 | Cambodia | 575.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2014 | — | rising |
| 38 | Japan | 549.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 39 | Croatia | 506.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 502.45 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 484.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 462.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 388.5 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 59.2% | falling |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 380.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 111.0% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 369.31 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 363.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 281.8% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 361.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 358.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | Turkey | 337.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 327.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 326.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Hungary | 321.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 53 | Uruguay | 312.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 54 | Russia | 305.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 263.45 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 56 | Bhutan | 257 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 251.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 242.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 238.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 237.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 230.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 227.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | — | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 221.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2010 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 217.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 65 | Moldova | 207.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 66 | Montenegro | 205.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 67 | Albania | 195.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 68 | Tunisia | 190.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 69 | China | 188.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 186.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 186.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2005 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 181.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 73 | Mexico | 178.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 74 | Vietnam | 177.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 176.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 166.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | — | rising |
| 77 | Brazil | 161.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 78 | Panama | 159.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 158.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 80 | Palestine | 156.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 81 | Armenia | 144.69 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 82 | Iran | 140.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 139.97 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 84 | El Salvador | 136.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 85 | Egypt | 136.02 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 129.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 122.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 88 | Peru | 122.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 89 | Morocco | 120.59 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2013 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 120.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 119.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 92 | Indonesia | 109.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 105.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2014 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 103.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 102.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 96 | India | 101.97 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 97 | Argentina | 101.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 925.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Colombia | 99.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 99 | Laos | 98.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 100 | Guatemala | 92.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 101 | Venezuela | 91.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2006 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 102 | Mauritania | 89.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 103 | Philippines | 86.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 104 | Guinea | 85.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Syria | 74.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 106 | Senegal | 72.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 103.3% | falling |
| 108 | South Africa | 70.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 109 | Pakistan | 69.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 110 | Gambia | 66.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 111 | Honduras | 64.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 63.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2015 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 113 | Benin | 62.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 114 | Cameroon | 57.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 115 | Mali | 56.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 116 | Rwanda | 55.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 53.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 118 | Togo | 52.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 156.8% | rising |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 50.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 121 | Kenya | 49.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 122 | Nigeria | 48.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 123 | Niger | 45.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 124 | Tanzania | 44.69 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 125 | Ghana | 37.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2016 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 126 | Uganda | 34.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 127 | Madagascar | 32.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 128 | Burundi | 28.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 129 | Malawi | 27.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 130 | Mozambique | 17.33 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 131 | Zambia | 16.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
About this data
Level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.