Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024

Rank	Country	Gross Average Monthly Wages (USD, at current exchange rates)	GDP 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)	Region
1	Switzerland	8111	905.68	Europe
2	Luxembourg	6633	89.09	Europe
3	United States	6455	26949.64	Americas
4	Iceland	6441	30.57	Europe
5	Norway	5665	546.76	Europe
6	Denmark	5642	420.8	Europe
7	Canada	5081	2117.8	Americas
8	Greenland	4665	3.27	Americas
9	Ireland	4622	589.56	Europe
10	Netherlands	4581	1092.74	Europe
11	Singapore	4350	497.34	Asia
12	Liechtenstein	4321	7.71	Europe
13	Australia	4218	1687.71	Oceania
14	United Kingdom	4179	3332.05	Europe
15	Finland	4090	305.68	Europe
16	Germany	3984	4429.83	Europe
17	Sweden	3977	597.11	Europe
18	United Arab Emirates	3663	509.17	Asia
19	France	3655	3049.01	Europe
20	Israel	3608	521.68	Asia
21	San Marino	3237	1.99	Europe
22	Qatar	3168	235.5	Asia
23	Hong Kong	3070	385.54	Asia
24	New Zealand	2860	249.41	Oceania
25	French Polynesia	2835	6.05	Oceania
26	Italy	2763	2186.08	Europe
27	Slovenia	2611	68.39	Europe
28	Spain	2551	1582.05	Europe
29	Japan	2476	4230.86	Asia
30	Belgium	2354	627.51	Europe
31	Cyprus	2314	32.03	Asia
32	South Korea	2180	1709.23	Asia
33	Austria	2175	526.18	Europe
34	Russia	2159	1862.47	Europe
35	Macau	2114	38.48	Asia
36	Saudi Arabia	1888	1069.43	Asia
37	Bahamas	1864	13.87	Americas
38	Kuwait	1854	159.68	Asia
39	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1847	1.03	Americas
40	Puerto Rico	1810	117.51	Americas
41	Portugal	1781	276.43	Europe
42	Estonia	1772	41.79	Europe
43	Czech Republic	1770	335.24	Europe
44	Taiwan	1763	751.93	Asia
45	Bahrain	1728	44.99	Asia
46	Brunei	1708	15.15	Asia
47	Saint Lucia	1704	2.46	Americas
48	Morocco	1657	147.34	Africa
49	Lithuania	1628	79.42	Europe
50	Oman	1626	108.28	Asia
51	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1604	1.06	Americas
52	Slovakia	1512	133.04	Europe
53	Greece	1417	242.38	Europe
54	Poland	1416	842.17	Europe
55	Samoa	1402	0.93	Oceania
56	South Africa	1362	380.9	Africa
57	Romania	1306	350.41	Europe
58	Latvia	1303	46.66	Europe
59	Andorra	1273	3.69	Europe
60	Vanuatu	1241	1.16	Oceania
61	Malta	1216	20.31	Europe
62	Hungary	1189	203.82	Europe
63	China	1122	17700.89	Asia
64	Uruguay	1122	76.24	Americas
65	Barbados	1084	6.22	Americas
66	Croatia	959	80.18	Europe
67	Bulgaria	947	103.09	Europe
68	Montenegro	929	7.05	Europe
69	Bosnia and Herzegovina	927	26.94	Europe
70	Serbia	925	75.01	Europe
71	Maldives	920	6.97	Asia
72	Antigua and Barbuda	857	1.94	Americas
73	Malaysia	855	430.89	Asia
74	Lebanon	837	37.94	Asia
75	Trinidad and Tobago	818	27.88	Americas
76	Ecuador	791	118.68	Americas
77	Palestine	778	18.1	Asia
78	Costa Rica	722	85.59	Americas
79	Panama	717	82.34	Americas
80	Kazakhstan	673	259.29	Asia
81	Kiribati	658	15.8	Oceania
82	North Macedonia	658	0.24	Europe
83	Turkmenistan	654	81.82	Asia
84	Mexico	648	1811.46	Americas
85	India	628	3732.22	Asia
86	Belarus	621	68.86	Europe
87	Chile	605	344.4	Americas
88	Jordan	599	50.02	Asia
89	Iraq	583	297.69	Asia
90	Grenada	547	18.76	Americas
91	Jamaica	547	1.3	Americas
92	Armenia	541	24.54	Asia
93	Georgia	534	30.02	Asia
94	Honduras	522	33.99	Americas
95	Micronesia	508	512.19	Oceania
96	Moldova	508	16	Europe
97	Thailand	508	0.45	Asia
98	Guatemala	501	102.76	Americas
99	Azerbaijan	494	77.39	Asia
100	Mauritius	486	14.81	Africa
101	Bolivia	481	46.79	Americas
102	Belize	474	3.21	Americas
103	Bhutan	448	433.35	Asia
104	Vietnam	448	2.68	Asia
105	Dominica	432	0.69	Americas
106	Guinea	430	173.41	Africa
107	Ukraine	430	23.2	Europe
108	Argentina	427	621.83	Americas
109	Botswana	416	112.74	Africa
110	Kenya	416	20.75	Africa
111	Kosovo	410	10.46	Europe
112	Albania	404	23.03	Europe
113	Brazil	402	2126.8	Americas
114	El Salvador	391	35.33	Americas
115	Monaco	385	8.59	Europe
116	Peru	383	264.63	Americas
117	Yemen	375	21.04	Asia
118	Dominican Republic	373	120.62	Americas
119	Uzbekistan	351	90.39	Asia
120	Indonesia	344	1417.38	Asia
121	Paraguay	332	44.14	Americas
122	Mongolia	331	18.78	Asia
123	Burundi	316	3.19	Africa
124	Turkey	314	1154.6	Asia
125	Colombia	313	363.83	Americas
126	Iran	303	366.43	Asia
127	Myanmar	290	74.86	Asia
128	Philippines	286	435.67	Asia
129	Tunisia	277	51.27	Africa
130	Suriname	273	3.53	Americas
131	Bangladesh	268	446.34	Asia
132	Nicaragua	263	17.35	Americas
133	Algeria	249	224.1	Africa
134	Ghana	244	76.62	Africa
135	Kyrgyzstan	228	12.68	Asia
136	Egypt	222	398.39	Africa
137	Cambodia	215	30.94	Asia
138	Afghanistan	205	14.93	Asia
139	Venezuela	199	92.21	Americas
140	Nepal	198	41.33	Asia
141	Fiji	184	5.51	Oceania
142	East Timor	175	2.02	Asia
143	Tajikistan	169	11.81	Asia
144	Nigeria	166	390	Africa
145	Pakistan	163	340.63	Asia
146	Sri Lanka	143	70.52	Asia
147	Djibouti	142	3.87	Africa
148	Cape Verde	125	2.59	Africa
149	Benin	110	19.94	Africa
150	Haiti	108	25.98	Americas
151	Laos	108	14.24	Asia
152	Seychelles	108	2.08	Africa
153	Cuba	104	125.87	Americas
154	Ivory Coast	97	79.43	Africa
155	Palau	96	0.26	Oceania
156	Cameroon	86	49.26	Africa
157	Syria	84	19.71	Asia
158	DR Congo	81	67.51	Africa
159	Ethiopia	78	155.8	Africa
160	Rwanda	78	13.92	Africa
161	Central African Republic	76	25.56	Africa
162	Sudan	76	2.76	Africa
163	Equatorial Guinea	75	84.03	Africa
164	Tanzania	75	29.53	Africa
165	Zambia	75	10.04	Africa
166	Gambia	74	52.39	Africa
167	Papua New Guinea	74	31.69	Oceania
168	Uganda	74	2.38	Africa
169	Guyana	72	16.32	Americas
170	Tonga	72	0.54	Oceania
171	Burkina Faso	71	20.78	Africa
172	South Sudan	71	6.26	Africa
173	Guinea-Bissau	68	40.19	Africa
174	Libya	68	11.51	Africa
175	Somalia	68	1.99	Africa
176	Chad	67	21.93	Africa
177	Mozambique	67	12.59	Africa
178	Eswatini	65	19.31	Africa
179	Gabon	65	9.11	Africa
180	Sierra Leone	65	4.64	Africa
181	Togo	65	3.51	Africa
182	Eritrea	62	32.42	Africa
183	Zimbabwe	62	2.25	Africa
184	Namibia	58	12.64	Africa
185	Congo	57	14.4	Africa
186	Comoros	55	1.36	Africa
187	Senegal	49	31.14	Africa
188	Liberia	47	17.07	Africa
189	Madagascar	47	15.76	Africa
190	Niger	47	4.34	Africa
191	Mauritania	41	10.35	Africa
192	North Korea	37	16.75	Asia
193	Mali	34	21.3	Africa
194	Malawi	31	13.17	Africa
195	Angola	27	93.79	Africa
196	Lesotho	24	2.37	Africa

Rank

Country

Gross Average Monthly Wages (USD, at current exchange rates)

GDP 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Region

Switzerland

8111

905.68

Europe

Luxembourg

6633

89.09

Europe

United States

6455

26949.64

Americas

Iceland

6441

30.57

Europe

Norway

5665

546.76

Europe

Denmark

5642

420.8

Europe

Canada

5081

2117.8

Americas

Greenland

4665

3.27

Americas

Ireland

4622

589.56

Europe

Netherlands

4581

1092.74

Europe

Singapore

4350

497.34

Asia

Liechtenstein

4321

7.71

Europe

Australia

4218

1687.71

Oceania

United Kingdom

4179

3332.05

Europe

Finland

4090

305.68

Europe

Germany

3984

4429.83

Europe

Sweden

3977

597.11

Europe

United Arab Emirates

3663

509.17

Asia

France

3655

3049.01

Europe

Israel

3608

521.68

Asia

San Marino

3237

1.99

Europe

Qatar

3168

235.5

Asia

Hong Kong

3070

385.54

Asia

New Zealand

2860

249.41

Oceania

French Polynesia

2835

6.05

Oceania

Italy

2763

2186.08

Europe

Slovenia

2611

68.39

Europe

Spain

2551

1582.05

Europe

Japan

2476

4230.86

Asia

Belgium

2354

627.51

Europe

Cyprus

2314

32.03

Asia

South Korea

2180

1709.23

Asia

Austria

2175

526.18

Europe

Russia

2159

1862.47

Europe

Macau

2114

38.48

Asia

Saudi Arabia

1888

1069.43

Asia

Bahamas

1864

13.87

Americas

Kuwait

1854

159.68

Asia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1847

1.03

Americas

Puerto Rico

1810

117.51

Americas

Portugal

1781

276.43

Europe

Estonia

1772

41.79

Europe

Czech Republic

1770

335.24

Europe

Taiwan

1763

751.93

Asia

Bahrain

1728

44.99

Asia

Brunei

1708

15.15

Asia

Saint Lucia

1704

2.46

Americas

Morocco

1657

147.34

Africa

Lithuania

1628

79.42

Europe

Oman

1626

108.28

Asia

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1604

1.06

Americas

Slovakia

1512

133.04

Europe

Greece

1417

242.38

Europe

Poland

1416

842.17

Europe

Samoa

1402

0.93

Oceania

South Africa

1362

380.9

Africa

Romania

1306

350.41

Europe

Latvia

1303

46.66

Europe

Andorra

1273

3.69

Europe

Vanuatu

1241

1.16

Oceania

Malta

1216

20.31

Europe

Hungary

1189

203.82

Europe

China

1122

17700.89

Asia

Uruguay

1122

76.24

Americas

Barbados

1084

6.22

Americas

Croatia

959

80.18

Europe

Bulgaria

947

103.09

Europe

Montenegro

929

7.05

Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina

927

26.94

Europe

Serbia

925

75.01

Europe

Maldives

920

6.97

Asia

Antigua and Barbuda

857

1.94

Americas

Malaysia

855

430.89

Asia

Lebanon

837

37.94

Asia

Trinidad and Tobago

818

27.88

Americas

Ecuador

791

118.68

Americas

Palestine

778

18.1

Asia

Costa Rica

722

85.59

Americas

Panama

717

82.34

Americas

Kazakhstan

673

259.29

Asia

Kiribati

658

15.8

Oceania

North Macedonia

658

0.24

Europe

Turkmenistan

654

81.82

Asia

Mexico

648

1811.46

Americas

India

628

3732.22

Asia

Belarus

621

68.86

Europe

Chile

605

344.4

Americas

Jordan

599

50.02

Asia

Iraq

583

297.69

Asia

Grenada

547

18.76

Americas

Jamaica

547

1.3

Americas

Armenia

541

24.54

Asia

Georgia

534

30.02

Asia

Honduras

522

33.99

Americas

Micronesia

508

512.19

Oceania

Moldova

508

Europe

Thailand

508

0.45

Asia

Guatemala

501

102.76

Americas

Azerbaijan

494

77.39

Asia

100

Mauritius

486

14.81

Africa

101

Bolivia

481

46.79

Americas

102

Belize

474

3.21

Americas

103

Bhutan

448

433.35

Asia

104

Vietnam

448

2.68

Asia

105

Dominica

432

0.69

Americas

106

Guinea

430

173.41

Africa

107

Ukraine

430

23.2

Europe

108

Argentina

427

621.83

Americas

109

Botswana

416

112.74

Africa

110

Kenya

416

20.75

Africa

111

Kosovo

410

10.46

Europe

112

Albania

404

23.03

Europe

113

Brazil

402

2126.8

Americas

114

El Salvador

391

35.33

Americas

115

Monaco

385

8.59

Europe

116

Peru

383

264.63

Americas

117

Yemen

375

21.04

Asia

118

Dominican Republic

373

120.62

Americas

119

Uzbekistan

351

90.39

Asia

120

Indonesia

344

1417.38

Asia

121

Paraguay

332

44.14

Americas

122

Mongolia

331

18.78

Asia

123

Burundi

316

3.19

Africa

124

Turkey

314

1154.6

Asia

125

Colombia

313

363.83

Americas

126

Iran

303

366.43

Asia

127

Myanmar

290

74.86

Asia

128

Philippines

286

435.67

Asia

129

Tunisia

277

51.27

Africa

130

Suriname

273

3.53

Americas

131

Bangladesh

268

446.34

Asia

132

Nicaragua

263

17.35

Americas

133

Algeria

249

224.1

Africa

134

Ghana

244

76.62

Africa

135

Kyrgyzstan

228

12.68

Asia

136

Egypt

222

398.39

Africa

137

Cambodia

215

30.94

Asia

138

Afghanistan

205

14.93

Asia

139

Venezuela

199

92.21

Americas

140

Nepal

198

41.33

Asia

141

Fiji

184

5.51

Oceania

142

East Timor

175

2.02

Asia

143

Tajikistan

169

11.81

Asia

144

Nigeria

166

390

Africa

145

Pakistan

163

340.63

Asia

146

Sri Lanka

143

70.52

Asia

147

Djibouti

142

3.87

Africa

148

Cape Verde

125

2.59

Africa

149

Benin

110

19.94

Africa

150

Haiti

108

25.98

Americas

151

Laos

108

14.24

Asia

152

Seychelles

108

2.08

Africa

153

Cuba

104

125.87

Americas

154

Ivory Coast

79.43

Africa

155

Palau

0.26

Oceania

156

Cameroon

49.26

Africa

157

Syria

19.71

Asia

158

DR Congo

67.51

Africa

159

Ethiopia

155.8

Africa

160

Rwanda

13.92

Africa

161

Central African Republic

25.56

Africa

162

Sudan

2.76

Africa

163

Equatorial Guinea

84.03

Africa

164

Tanzania

29.53

Africa

165

Zambia

10.04

Africa

166

Gambia

52.39

Africa

167

Papua New Guinea

31.69

Oceania

168

Uganda

2.38

Africa

169

Guyana

16.32

Americas

170

Tonga

0.54

Oceania

171

Burkina Faso

20.78

Africa

172

South Sudan

6.26

Africa

173

Guinea-Bissau

40.19

Africa

174

Libya

11.51

Africa

175

Somalia

1.99

Africa

176

Chad

21.93

Africa

177

Mozambique

12.59

Africa

178

Eswatini

19.31

Africa

179

Gabon

9.11

Africa

180

Sierra Leone

4.64

Africa

181

Togo

3.51

Africa

182

Eritrea

32.42

Africa

183

Zimbabwe

2.25

Africa

184

Namibia

12.64

Africa

185

Congo

14.4

Africa

186

Comoros

1.36

Africa

187

Senegal

31.14

Africa

188

Liberia

17.07

Africa

189

Madagascar

15.76

Africa

190

Niger

4.34

Africa

191

Mauritania

10.35

Africa

192

North Korea

16.75

Asia

193

Mali

21.3

Africa

194

Malawi

13.17

Africa

195

Angola

93.79

Africa

196

Lesotho

2.37

Africa

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