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Median income

How much does the typical person actually live on?

Median disposable income after tax and transfers, USD PPP (OECD) — equivalised, so it is the income of a single-person household with the same living standard, not a family’s total.

Luxembourg leads with $66,476 PPP; South Africa sits last at $5,399 PPP. Best-for-you first — higher is better here.

Coverage: 42 of ~43 countries this field can reach — OECD IDD, national currency ÷ the flow's own PPP factor on a shared year; 43 members pair cleanly

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1 of 42 countries between $5,399 PPP and $7,440 PPP2 of 42 countries between $7,440 PPP and $9,480 PPP1 of 42 countries between $11,521 PPP and $13,562 PPP2 of 42 countries between $13,562 PPP and $15,603 PPP1 of 42 countries between $15,603 PPP and $17,643 PPP1 of 42 countries between $19,684 PPP and $21,725 PPP5 of 42 countries between $21,725 PPP and $23,765 PPP2 of 42 countries between $23,765 PPP and $25,806 PPP1 of 42 countries between $25,806 PPP and $27,847 PPP2 of 42 countries between $27,847 PPP and $29,888 PPP1 of 42 countries between $29,888 PPP and $31,928 PPP2 of 42 countries between $31,928 PPP and $33,969 PPP1 of 42 countries between $33,969 PPP and $36,010 PPP3 of 42 countries between $36,010 PPP and $38,050 PPP4 of 42 countries between $38,050 PPP and $40,091 PPP1 of 42 countries between $40,091 PPP and $42,132 PPP3 of 42 countries between $42,132 PPP and $44,173 PPP3 of 42 countries between $44,173 PPP and $46,213 PPP1 of 42 countries between $46,213 PPP and $48,254 PPP1 of 42 countries between $48,254 PPP and $50,295 PPP2 of 42 countries between $50,295 PPP and $52,336 PPP2 of 42 countries between $52,336 PPP and $54,376 PPPmedian $33,830 PPP$5,399 PPP$54,376 PPP
Half of all 42 countries sit between $23,107 PPP and $42,543 PPP. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 1 value beyond it sits in the end bars.

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Fiji — no data yetTanzania — no data yetW. Sahara — no data yetCanada — Median income: $46,123 PPPUnited States — Median income: $49,885 PPPKazakhstan — no data yetUzbekistan — no data yetPapua New Guinea — no data yetIndonesia — no data yetArgentina — no data yetChile — Median income: $13,797 PPPDem. Rep. Congo — no data yetSomalia — no data yetKenya — no data yetSudan — no data yetChad — no data yetHaiti — no data yetDominican Rep. — no data yetRussia — Median income: $16,163 PPPBahamas — no data yetFalkland Is. — no data yetNorway — Median income: $54,376 PPPGreenland — no data yetFr. S. Antarctic Lands — no data yetTimor-Leste — no data yetSouth Africa — Median income: $5,399 PPPLesotho — no data yetMexico — Median income: $8,381 PPPUruguay — no data yetBrazil — Median income: $8,989 PPPBolivia — no data yetPeru — no data yetColombia — no data yetPanama — no data yetCosta Rica — Median income: $15,339 PPPNicaragua — no data yetHonduras — no data yetEl Salvador — no data yetGuatemala — no data yetBelize — no data yetVenezuela — no data yetGuyana — no data yetSuriname — no data yetFrance — Median income: $38,752 PPPEcuador — no data yetPuerto Rico — no data yetJamaica — no data yetCuba — no data yetZimbabwe — no data yetBotswana — no data yetNamibia — no data yetSenegal — no data yetMali — no data yetMauritania — no data yetBenin — no data yetNiger — no data yetNigeria — no data yetCameroon — no data yetTogo — no data yetGhana — no data yetCôte d'Ivoire — no data yetGuinea — no data yetGuinea-Bissau — no data yetLiberia — no data yetSierra Leone — no data yetBurkina Faso — no data yetCentral African Rep. — no data yetCongo — no data yetGabon — no data yetEq. Guinea — no data yetZambia — no data yetMalawi — no data yetMozambique — no data yeteSwatini — no data yetAngola — no data yetBurundi — no data yetIsrael — Median income: $33,830 PPPLebanon — no data yetMadagascar — no data yetPalestine — no data yetGambia — no data yetTunisia — no data yetAlgeria — no data yetJordan — no data yetUnited Arab Emirates — no data yetQatar — no data yetKuwait — no data yetIraq — no data yetOman — no data yetVanuatu — no data yetCambodia — no data yetThailand — no data yetLaos — no data yetMyanmar — no data yetVietnam — no data yetNorth Korea — no data yetSouth Korea — Median income: $42,543 PPPMongolia — no data yetIndia — no data yetBangladesh — no data yetBhutan — no data yetNepal — no data yetPakistan — no data yetAfghanistan — no data yetTajikistan — no data yetKyrgyzstan — no data yetTurkmenistan — no data yetIran — no data yetSyria — no data yetArmenia — no data yetSweden — Median income: $44,436 PPPBelarus — no data yetUkraine — no data yetPoland — Median income: $32,143 PPPAustria — Median income: $50,562 PPPHungary — Median income: $19,741 PPPMoldova — no data yetRomania — Median income: $22,519 PPPLithuania — Median income: $25,094 PPPLatvia — Median income: $27,270 PPPEstonia — Median income: $28,044 PPPGermany — Median income: $43,047 PPPBulgaria — Median income: $23,138 PPPGreece — Median income: $21,905 PPPTurkey — Median income: $12,897 PPPAlbania — no data yetCroatia — Median income: $29,986 PPPSwitzerland — Median income: $47,605 PPPLuxembourg — Median income: $66,476 PPPBelgium — Median income: $45,184 PPPNetherlands — Median income: $50,677 PPPPortugal — Median income: $25,673 PPPSpain — Median income: $37,969 PPPIreland — Median income: $42,785 PPPNew Caledonia — no data yetSolomon Is. — no data yetNew Zealand — Median income: $38,320 PPPAustralia — Median income: $36,203 PPPSri Lanka — no data yetChina — no data yetTaiwan — no data yetItaly — Median income: $36,387 PPPDenmark — Median income: $39,267 PPPUnited Kingdom — Median income: $35,136 PPPIceland — no data yetAzerbaijan — no data yetGeorgia — no data yetPhilippines — no data yetMalaysia — no data yetBrunei — no data yetSlovenia — Median income: $38,519 PPPFinland — Median income: $40,358 PPPSlovakia — Median income: $23,107 PPPCzech Republic — Median income: $28,821 PPPEritrea — no data yetJapan — Median income: $23,208 PPPParaguay — no data yetYemen — no data yetSaudi Arabia — no data yetN. Cyprus — no data yetCyprus — no data yetMorocco — no data yetEgypt — no data yetLibya — no data yetEthiopia — no data yetDjibouti — no data yetSomaliland — no data yetUganda — no data yetRwanda — no data yetBosnia and Herz. — no data yetMacedonia — no data yetSerbia — no data yetMontenegro — no data yetKosovo — no data yetTrinidad and Tobago — no data yetS. Sudan — no data yetCosta Rica — Median income: $15,339 PPPIsrael — Median income: $33,830 PPPSouth Korea — Median income: $42,543 PPPAustria — Median income: $50,562 PPPHungary — Median income: $19,741 PPPLithuania — Median income: $25,094 PPPLatvia — Median income: $27,270 PPPEstonia — Median income: $28,044 PPPCroatia — Median income: $29,986 PPPSwitzerland — Median income: $47,605 PPPLuxembourg — Median income: $66,476 PPPBelgium — Median income: $45,184 PPPNetherlands — Median income: $50,677 PPPPortugal — Median income: $25,673 PPPIreland — Median income: $42,785 PPPDenmark — Median income: $39,267 PPPSlovenia — Median income: $38,519 PPPSlovakia — Median income: $23,107 PPPCzech Republic — Median income: $28,821 PPPMedian income$66,476 PPP$5,399 PPP

The full ranking

1Luxembourg$66,476 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
2Norway$54,376 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
3Netherlands$50,677 PPP2024Checked 9 Sept 2026
4Austria$50,562 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
5United States$49,885 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
6Switzerland$47,605 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
7Canada$46,123 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
8Belgium$45,184 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
9Sweden$44,436 PPP2024Checked 9 Sept 2026
10Germany$43,047 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
11Ireland$42,785 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
12South Korea$42,543 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
13Finland$40,358 PPP2024Checked 9 Sept 2026
14Denmark$39,267 PPP2022Checked 9 Sept 2026
15France$38,752 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
16Slovenia$38,519 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
17New Zealand$38,320 PPP2022Checked 9 Sept 2026
18Spain$37,969 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
19Italy$36,387 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
20Australia$36,203 PPP2020Checked 9 Sept 2026
21United Kingdom$35,136 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
22Israel$33,830 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
23Poland$32,143 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
24Croatia$29,986 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
25Czech Republic$28,821 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
26Estonia$28,044 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
27Latvia$27,270 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
28Portugal$25,673 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
29Lithuania$25,094 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
30Japan$23,208 PPP2021Checked 9 Sept 2026
31Bulgaria$23,138 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
32Slovakia$23,107 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
33Romania$22,519 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
34Greece$21,905 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
35Hungary$19,741 PPP2023Checked 9 Sept 2026
36Russia$16,163 PPP2017Checked 9 Sept 2026
37Costa Rica$15,339 PPP2025Checked 9 Sept 2026
38Chile$13,797 PPP2022Checked 9 Sept 2026
39Turkey$12,897 PPP2022Checked 9 Sept 2026
40Brazil$8,989 PPP2022Checked 9 Sept 2026
41Mexico$8,381 PPP2022Checked 9 Sept 2026
42South Africa$5,399 PPP2017Checked 9 Sept 2026

Regional averages

Europe (29)

$35,695 PPP

Americas (6)

$23,752 PPP

Asia (4)

$28,119 PPP

Unweighted mean of the published values in each region — our aggregation, not an official statistic.

How to read this figure

Median equivalised disposable income (OECD IDD): income left after taxes and transfers, converted at purchasing power parity. Equivalised means divided down by household size, so it expresses the standard of living of a single-person household — a couple with two children reaching the same standard actually takes in about twice this figure. The median resists the distortion billionaires cause in averages, which makes it the better "how is the typical person doing" number and the denominator for affordability maths.

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How to read this list

Median disposable income after tax and transfers, USD PPP (OECD) — equivalised, so it is the income of a single-person household with the same living standard, not a family’s total. 42 countries publish it; the rest are absent from the list rather than shown as zero. The figures were observed between 2017 and 2025 — a spread of 96 months — so this compares each country’s latest published number, not one moment in time. Every row carries its own date in the CSV and JSON; use it. Nothing here is estimated or carried forward to fill a gap. This metric is one column of the full dataset.

Official sources onlySurveyed 2025Revised daily 05:20 UTCLicence CC BY 4.0