Real Income

Has income kept up with the cost of living?

Average monthly earnings (local currency) versus consumer prices (CPI), both indexed to 10 at the first year the two series have in common (or from the start year you choose). When the green line sits below the red one, purchasing power has eroded. Showing 108 countries.

Income (LCU)Inflation (CPI)
ALB

Albania

▲ +12% real
LCU 61,898USD 548
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.1%——4.8%
Inflation CAGR2.4%2.5%2.2%2.7%
AGO

Angola

▼ -50% real
LCU 111,867USD 129
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR6.3%——6.3%
Inflation CAGR22.2%17.9%21.6%22.2%
ARM

Armenia

▼ -96% real
LCU 159,067USD 405
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR8.9%3.8%5.5%7.4%
Inflation CAGR21.4%3.7%2.9%4.0%
AUS

Australia

▲ +20% real
LCU 5,906USD 4,436
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.3%3.5%2.9%3.1%
Inflation CAGR2.4%2.2%1.9%1.8%
AUT

Austria

▲ +39% real
LCU 5,447USD 6,155
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.9%3.2%4.0%5.5%
Inflation CAGR2.5%2.9%3.3%5.1%
AZE

Azerbaijan

▲ +568% real
LCU 839USD 494
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR14.3%9.5%7.7%9.7%
Inflation CAGR5.6%6.4%6.0%5.5%
BHR

Bahrain

▼ -57% real
LCU 353USD 939
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-14.8%——-14.8%
Inflation CAGR1.0%1.9%1.5%1.0%
BEL

Belgium

▲ +50% real
LCU 6,234USD 7,044
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.4%3.0%3.3%4.3%
Inflation CAGR2.4%2.5%3.0%4.3%
BLZ

Belize

▼ -28% real
LCU 1,020USD 510
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-5.0%——-3.2%
Inflation CAGR0.3%0.5%0.6%0.5%
BTN

Bhutan

▲ +31% real
LCU 28,073USD 322
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR8.6%——7.1%
Inflation CAGR4.5%5.6%4.3%4.7%
BOL

Bolivia

▼ -46% real
LCU 3,190USD 462
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR2.2%3.7%1.2%-0.9%
Inflation CAGR4.7%4.6%4.0%5.7%
BWA

Botswana

▼ -3% real
LCU 6,546USD 483
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR5.0%——5.0%
Inflation CAGR5.7%5.1%4.4%5.7%
BRA

Brazil

▼ -100% real
LCU 3,393USD 607
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR24.8%8.1%7.1%6.7%
Inflation CAGR79.1%5.8%5.4%6.3%
BGR

Bulgaria

▼ -100% real
LCU 1,392USD 1,573
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.7%9.1%11.0%13.2%
Inflation CAGR24.6%3.3%4.3%6.9%
BFA

Burkina Faso

▼ -5% real
LCU 123,468USD 212
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR2.1%——4.0%
Inflation CAGR2.9%2.1%2.4%4.3%
KHM

Cambodia

▲ +102% real
LCU 1,160,637USD 289
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR7.9%7.9%5.9%1.5%
Inflation CAGR3.8%2.9%2.7%2.7%
CAN

Canada

▲ +425% real
LCU 5,762USD 4,121
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR7.1%3.1%3.4%3.8%
Inflation CAGR2.0%2.3%2.6%3.7%
CHL

Chile

▲ +66% real
LCU 966,378USD 1,024
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR9.6%6.7%6.7%1.9%
Inflation CAGR8.3%4.0%4.6%6.2%
CHN

China

▲ +869% real
LCU 5,436USD 807
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR11.4%6.6%8.5%7.3%
Inflation CAGR4.6%2.4%2.0%2.1%
COL

Colombia

▲ +18% real
LCU 2,022,657USD 499
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR9.2%6.4%7.5%10.1%
Inflation CAGR8.7%4.9%5.8%7.4%
CRI

Costa Rica

▲ +73% real
LCU 606,508USD 1,205
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR13.2%3.3%2.0%-2.8%
Inflation CAGR12.0%2.4%1.6%2.0%
CIV

Cote d'Ivoire

▲ +3% real
LCU 128,952USD 207
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.2%——3.2%
Inflation CAGR2.6%2.2%1.9%2.6%
HRV

Croatia

▼ -100% real
LCU 2,207USD 2,494
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR16.8%3.8%5.5%7.8%
Inflation CAGR41.9%2.5%3.0%5.5%
CYP

Cyprus

▲ +132% real
LCU 2,909USD 3,287
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.8%2.1%3.4%5.3%
Inflation CAGR2.4%1.2%1.6%3.2%
CZE

Czechia

▼ -88% real
LCU 2,404USD 2,716
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-2.0%5.3%7.1%5.8%
Inflation CAGR4.5%3.5%4.5%6.8%
DNK

Denmark

▲ +26% real
LCU 6,188USD 6,992
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR2.8%3.2%3.4%3.8%
Inflation CAGR1.8%1.7%1.9%3.2%
DOM

Dominican Republic

▼ -26% real
LCU 30,072USD 485
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR6.1%6.7%8.7%9.4%
Inflation CAGR7.2%4.1%4.3%5.8%
ECU

Ecuador

▲ +58% real
LCU 538USD 538
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR5.2%2.8%0.8%2.7%
Inflation CAGR3.2%2.0%1.0%1.6%
EGY

Egypt, Arab Rep.

▼ -50% real
LCU 4,954USD 109
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR10.3%22.4%12.0%13.8%
Inflation CAGR12.1%13.8%15.9%16.7%
SLV

El Salvador

▲ +33% real
LCU 507USD 507
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.7%3.7%4.3%5.6%
Inflation CAGR1.7%1.7%1.8%3.1%
EST

Estonia

▼ -66% real
LCU 2,847USD 3,218
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR5.1%6.9%7.1%8.2%
Inflation CAGR8.7%4.0%4.9%8.2%
FIN

Finland

▲ +55% real
LCU 5,097USD 5,760
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.0%2.6%2.4%3.8%
Inflation CAGR1.9%1.9%2.1%3.5%
FRA

France

▲ +111% real
LCU 4,446USD 5,024
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.6%6.5%9.2%17.1%
Inflation CAGR1.7%1.6%1.9%2.9%
GEO

Georgia

▲ +383% real
LCU 867USD 330
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR12.2%3.3%1.2%9.3%
Inflation CAGR5.6%4.5%5.1%6.7%
DEU

Germany

▲ +20% real
LCU 4,413USD 4,647
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR2.6%4.3%5.6%9.1%
Inflation CAGR1.7%1.7%1.8%2.6%
GRC

Greece

▼ -15% real
LCU 1,934USD 2,185
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR0.8%4.1%8.4%16.4%
Inflation CAGR1.7%1.3%1.9%3.9%
GTM

Guatemala

▼ -13% real
LCU 3,846USD 501
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR8.1%3.9%4.3%6.8%
Inflation CAGR8.4%4.1%4.1%4.3%
GUY

Guyana

▲ +46% real
LCU 136,562USD 655
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR10.1%——10.8%
Inflation CAGR3.3%2.4%2.3%3.6%
HND

Honduras

▼ -8% real
LCU 11,248USD 433
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR5.0%4.0%5.4%6.3%
Inflation CAGR5.4%5.0%4.8%5.9%
HKG

Hong Kong SAR, China

▲ +6% real
LCU 15,000USD 1,932
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.2%—4.3%6.4%
Inflation CAGR2.7%1.9%3.3%3.6%
HUN

Hungary

▼ -99% real
LCU 1,142USD 1,290
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-1.3%3.1%4.2%3.1%
Inflation CAGR8.8%4.4%5.6%8.8%
ISL

Iceland

▲ +1% real
LCU 5,558USD 6,349
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.7%4.6%8.1%10.7%
Inflation CAGR4.6%4.7%2.9%2.4%
IND

India

▲ +1% real
LCU 22,220USD 255
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR5.1%——5.5%
Inflation CAGR5.0%5.8%4.7%5.0%
IDN

Indonesia

▼ -15% real
LCU 2,778,129USD 182
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR7.4%6.1%5.8%2.4%
Inflation CAGR8.0%4.2%3.8%2.9%
IRL

Ireland

▲ +26% real
LCU 5,041USD 5,697
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR2.9%2.8%3.5%4.9%
Inflation CAGR1.8%1.8%2.2%4.1%
ISR

Israel

▼ -100% real
LCU 10,928USD 3,383
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR10.4%2.6%2.8%2.4%
Inflation CAGR24.1%1.3%0.5%0.6%
ITA

Italy

▲ +19% real
LCU 3,534USD 3,994
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR2.8%7.2%10.5%20.9%
Inflation CAGR1.9%1.9%2.1%3.6%
JAM

Jamaica

▲ +20% real
LCU 37,140USD 335
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR12.3%—-1.2%5.4%
Inflation CAGR10.7%10.3%10.8%8.9%
JPN

Japan

▼ -0% real
LCU 307,400USD 2,801
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR0.4%—0.4%0.2%
Inflation CAGR0.4%0.3%0.5%0.3%
JOR

Jordan

▼ -40% real
LCU 351USD 495
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-4.1%——1.9%
Inflation CAGR2.3%2.5%1.6%1.9%
KAZ

Kazakhstan

▲ +242% real
LCU 309,867USD 673
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR30.6%12.6%11.8%15.5%
Inflation CAGR25.2%8.5%8.2%8.2%
KOR

Korea, Rep.

▲ +18% real
LCU 4,091,000USD 3,168
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.2%—3.2%3.5%
Inflation CAGR1.9%2.2%1.6%2.0%
KOS

Kosovo

▲ +45% real
LCU 477USD 534
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR5.9%—5.9%3.4%
Inflation CAGR2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
KGZ

Kyrgyz Republic

▲ +58% real
LCU 27,684USD 329
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR11.3%——14.3%
Inflation CAGR5.7%7.7%5.8%6.8%
LVA

Latvia

▲ +475% real
LCU 2,322USD 2,624
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR21.8%7.1%8.7%9.7%
Inflation CAGR15.7%3.3%4.2%6.8%
LTU

Lithuania

▼ -99% real
LCU 2,331USD 2,634
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.4%8.1%10.5%12.2%
Inflation CAGR19.8%3.7%4.8%7.4%
LUX

Luxembourg

▲ +77% real
LCU 8,097USD 9,150
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.7%4.0%5.5%5.1%
Inflation CAGR2.2%2.1%2.3%3.4%
MAC

Macao SAR, China

▲ +29% real
LCU 15,800USD 1,957
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR7.1%——5.7%
Inflation CAGR4.1%4.2%3.8%3.4%
MYS

Malaysia

▲ +39% real
LCU 2,933USD 698
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR5.5%——4.9%
Inflation CAGR1.7%2.1%1.8%1.3%
MLI

Mali

▲ +14% real
LCU 106,710USD 176
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.0%—3.9%1.9%
Inflation CAGR1.8%1.9%1.9%3.8%
MLT

Malta

▲ +605% real
LCU 3,337USD 3,947
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR9.7%60.7%7.2%11.3%
Inflation CAGR2.0%1.6%1.2%1.3%
MUS

Mauritius

▲ +68% real
LCU 32,444USD 699
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR7.2%6.2%5.5%9.6%
Inflation CAGR5.9%3.8%3.7%5.6%
MEX

Mexico

▼ -1% real
LCU 10,609USD 551
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR7.9%5.3%6.7%8.5%
Inflation CAGR7.9%4.4%4.8%5.5%
MDA

Moldova

▼ -100% real
LCU 8,709USD 501
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR9.4%10.8%12.7%14.4%
Inflation CAGR35.4%7.6%8.2%11.6%
MNG

Mongolia

▲ +316% real
LCU 1,987,681USD 561
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR14.9%14.5%14.0%18.4%
Inflation CAGR8.5%8.1%7.0%9.5%
MNE

Montenegro

▲ +16% real
LCU 883USD 930
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.9%3.9%2.0%2.9%
Inflation CAGR2.9%2.9%2.3%3.5%
NAM

Namibia

▼ -5% real
LCU 7,233USD 547
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.3%——1.1%
Inflation CAGR5.2%5.6%5.7%5.2%
NLD

Netherlands

▼ -1% real
LCU 5,666USD 6,402
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.3%2.9%3.6%4.9%
Inflation CAGR3.3%2.6%3.0%4.6%
NZL

New Zealand

▲ +13% real
LCU 5,990USD 3,798
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.9%——4.7%
Inflation CAGR2.3%2.3%2.1%3.2%
NIC

Nicaragua

▲ +41% real
LCU 9,898USD 381
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR10.3%10.3%10.4%22.0%
Inflation CAGR7.8%7.8%8.6%6.8%
NOR

Norway

▼ -10% real
LCU 5,699USD 6,440
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR2.0%1.7%0.0%0.3%
Inflation CAGR2.5%2.7%3.3%4.2%
PAN

Panama

▲ +47% real
LCU 929USD 929
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.1%4.0%2.2%0.1%
Inflation CAGR2.2%1.7%0.7%1.3%
PNG

Papua New Guinea

▼ -10% real
LCU 252USD 376
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR8.1%——-4.7%
Inflation CAGR9.8%——7.1%
PRY

Paraguay

▲ +14% real
LCU 3,235,818USD 429
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR11.1%5.8%4.5%5.3%
Inflation CAGR10.8%4.4%4.3%5.4%
PER

Peru

▲ +28% real
LCU 2,008USD 563
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.1%4.5%3.9%6.1%
Inflation CAGR3.2%3.4%3.5%4.5%
PHL

Philippines

▼ -4% real
LCU 18,525USD 323
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR7.6%5.1%5.2%4.8%
Inflation CAGR7.7%3.4%3.4%4.3%
POL

Poland

▼ -100% real
LCU 2,037USD 2,302
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-0.2%7.1%8.8%11.9%
Inflation CAGR17.8%3.6%4.7%7.6%
PRT

Portugal

▼ -99% real
LCU 1,262USD 1,426
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-14.0%3.3%4.3%6.0%
Inflation CAGR2.2%1.9%2.1%3.6%
QAT

Qatar

▲ +30% real
LCU 11,963USD 3,287
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.4%—3.3%1.5%
Inflation CAGR1.3%1.7%1.6%0.8%
ROU

Romania

▼ -100% real
LCU 1,524USD 1,722
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-8.2%10.8%15.3%12.8%
Inflation CAGR22.4%4.4%5.2%8.4%
RUS

Russian Federation

▼ -100% real
LCU 57,240USD 777
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-7.8%10.9%9.4%9.3%
Inflation CAGR14.2%7.5%6.3%4.2%
SMR

San Marino

▼ -5% real
LCU 2,200USD 2,317
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR0.7%——0.6%
Inflation CAGR1.6%1.8%1.3%1.7%
SAU

Saudi Arabia

▲ +10% real
LCU 6,748USD 1,799
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.2%—2.5%2.1%
Inflation CAGR2.5%3.1%1.8%2.0%
SEN

Senegal

▲ +51% real
LCU 161,915USD 278
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR11.1%——12.5%
Inflation CAGR3.7%2.1%2.7%4.0%
SRB

Serbia

▲ +58% real
LCU 1,380USD 1,559
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR8.2%—6.6%14.8%
Inflation CAGR4.1%5.0%4.6%7.3%
SGP

Singapore

▲ +240% real
LCU 4,680USD 3,483
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR5.2%1.9%3.7%2.9%
Inflation CAGR1.6%1.8%1.1%0.7%
SVK

Slovak Republic

▼ -91% real
LCU 2,209USD 2,496
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-1.6%6.0%7.4%10.3%
Inflation CAGR5.5%3.2%4.0%6.6%
SVN

Slovenia

▼ -99% real
LCU 3,269USD 3,694
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR18.6%3.8%4.8%7.3%
Inflation CAGR32.2%2.2%2.7%4.5%
ZAF

South Africa

▼ -32% real
LCU 7,980USD 485
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.0%7.0%3.5%-2.0%
Inflation CAGR5.6%5.4%5.1%4.7%
ESP

Spain

▲ +37% real
LCU 3,163USD 3,574
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.8%3.7%5.3%3.8%
Inflation CAGR2.0%2.0%2.4%4.1%
LKA

Sri Lanka

▲ +66% real
LCU 48,843USD —
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR10.7%9.4%9.0%6.0%
Inflation CAGR9.7%8.2%9.3%14.6%
SWE

Sweden

▲ +2,472% real
LCU 4,233USD 4,783
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR12.6%2.8%1.5%2.7%
Inflation CAGR1.7%2.2%2.9%4.5%
CHE

Switzerland

▲ +20% real
LCU 6,468USD 7,780
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR1.4%1.0%1.1%1.5%
Inflation CAGR0.8%0.4%0.7%1.3%
SYR

Syrian Arab Republic

▲ +3% real
LCU 11,344USD —
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR8.0%——8.0%
Inflation CAGR7.3%3.8%5.7%7.3%
THA

Thailand

▲ +37% real
LCU 16,699USD 508
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.5%—4.2%1.7%
Inflation CAGR1.2%1.4%1.0%1.7%
TGO

Togo

▼ -52% real
LCU 85,868USD 138
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR-7.9%——-0.8%
Inflation CAGR2.2%2.7%2.0%3.1%
TON

Tonga

▼ -7% real
LCU 1,567USD 663
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.3%——3.3%
Inflation CAGR4.7%3.5%4.0%4.7%
TTO

Trinidad and Tobago

▼ -8% real
LCU 5,758USD 863
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.1%——3.5%
Inflation CAGR5.5%6.5%7.0%5.6%
TUR

Turkiye

▲ +144% real
LCU 39,487USD 1,001
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR23.3%27.5%37.1%63.0%
Inflation CAGR17.9%21.2%28.4%46.6%
UGA

Uganda

▲ +21% real
LCU 577,678USD 161
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR7.3%—-1.7%2.9%
Inflation CAGR5.6%6.6%4.8%3.2%
UKR

Ukraine

▼ -100% real
LCU 14,847USD 459
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR2.8%17.3%17.2%15.9%
Inflation CAGR46.3%12.7%13.4%10.1%
GBR

United Kingdom

▲ +27% real
LCU 3,157USD 4,157
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.4%3.3%4.0%4.4%
Inflation CAGR2.5%2.9%3.3%4.9%
USA

United States

▲ +41% real
LCU 5,985USD —
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR4.6%3.9%5.1%7.2%
Inflation CAGR4.0%2.6%2.9%4.2%
URY

Uruguay

▲ +4,211% real
LCU 47,939USD 1,192
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR24.1%9.0%7.7%6.7%
Inflation CAGR8.5%7.8%7.7%7.4%
UZB

Uzbekistan

▲ +94% real
LCU 3,882,157USD 351
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR18.5%—18.0%21.6%
Inflation CAGR12.1%—11.9%13.4%
VNM

Viet Nam

▲ +120% real
LCU 8,579,562USD 355
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR11.1%9.3%6.8%5.2%
Inflation CAGR6.1%5.0%2.8%3.0%
PSE

West Bank and Gaza

▼ -25% real
LCU 3,195USD —
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR3.5%—3.5%2.0%
Inflation CAGR6.6%5.1%6.6%13.4%
ZMB

Zambia

▼ -52% real
LCU 4,458USD 170
Total15Y10Y5Y
Income CAGR1.8%——8.6%
Inflation CAGR12.9%10.7%12.5%14.9%

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