Top 5% income thresholds by country
Top 5% income thresholds by country across 208 countries and territories. Compare annual WID adult pre-tax income in USD PPP and local currency, with income and PPP years.
Top 5% means the income needed to enter that group, not its average income or share of total income.
Selected published WID thresholds. Amounts are annual pre-tax national income, not take-home salary. Monthly equivalents divide the annual amount by 12.
Comparison basis: USD PPP · Published threshold · p95
| Country | USD PPP | Annual income | Income year | PPP year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 734,185.721 | BMD 846,578 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Monaco | 718,356.181 | EUR 490,506 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Liechtenstein | 677,864.743 | CHF 622,766 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Singapore | 617,085.962 | SGD 495,447 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 612,063.084 | EUR 532,743 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Guernsey | 558,181.992 | GBP 381,985 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Cayman Islands | 538,364.881 | KYD 503,167 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Jersey | 532,884.687 | GBP 364,673 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Macao SAR China | 390,535.005 | MOP 1,777,493 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Anguilla | 380,797.457 | XCD 250,841 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Qatar | 379,745.734 | QAR 839,777 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Gibraltar | 344,719.702 | GIP 235,905 | 2024 | 2024 |
| United Arab Emirates | 327,407.368 | AED 761,861 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Greenland | 315,336.439 | DKK 1,641,061 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Isle of Man | 310,753.249 | GBP 219,538 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Norway | 294,131.946 | NOK 2,644,939 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 280,301.41 | HKD 1,570,729 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 274,573.349 | SAR 508,521 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Israel | 262,734.274 | ILS 976,951 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Taiwan | 262,081.308 | TWD 3,585,787 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Brunei | 257,793.429 | BND 127,691 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Guyana | 254,404.925 | GYD 19,632,173 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Ireland | 253,399.351 | EUR 191,360 | 2024 | 2024 |
| United States | 253,031 | USD 253,031 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Montserrat | 252,766.995 | XCD 159,809 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bahrain | 248,982.611 | BHD 41,410 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Netherlands | 219,787.718 | EUR 170,847 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Türkiye | 219,115.131 | TRY 2,768,414 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Kuwait | 211,987.818 | KWD 40,502 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Belgium | 203,081.952 | EUR 146,199 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Canada | 200,107.593 | CAD 230,182 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Andorra | 198,517.567 | EUR 120,490 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Australia | 197,451.019 | AUD 277,451 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Malta | 193,177.896 | EUR 109,761 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Mauritius | 192,683.217 | MUR 3,414,344 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | 188,130.066 | USD 146,482 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Oman | 187,515.164 | OMR 34,989 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Iceland | 185,903.72 | ISK 28,355,126 | 2024 | 2024 |
| San Marino | 181,469.744 | EUR 126,785 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Austria | 180,552.597 | EUR 133,860 | 2024 | 2024 |
| United Kingdom | 173,680.325 | GBP 118,856 | 2024 | 2024 |
| British Virgin Islands | 169,810.031 | USD 154,983 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Sweden | 168,371.79 | SEK 1,430,045 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Lithuania | 167,919.737 | EUR 84,906 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Japan | 162,541.662 | JPY 15,226,777 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Russia | 159,515.172 | RUB 4,629,248 | 2024 | 2024 |
| France | 157,495.616 | EUR 107,541 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Romania | 152,847.95 | RON 305,179 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Finland | 150,372.819 | EUR 115,590 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 150,328.138 | KZT 24,550,008 | 2024 | 2024 |
| New Zealand | 149,988.341 | NZD 221,035 | 2024 | 2024 |
| South Korea | 149,534.531 | KRW 117,851,802 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Italy | 147,843.028 | EUR 90,977 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Sint Maarten | 145,999.796 | XCG 199,014 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Panama | 144,177.038 | PAB 66,422 | 2024 | 2024 |
| New Caledonia | 143,135.904 | XPF 13,746,768 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Aruba | 142,680.59 | AWG 207,497 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Croatia | 140,159.761 | EUR 63,869 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Argentina | 133,084.243 | ARS 55,801,137 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Spain | 132,777.632 | EUR 78,634 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Portugal | 131,972.605 | EUR 74,354 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Slovenia | 128,853.125 | EUR 73,512 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Barbados | 128,838.947 | BBD 282,433 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bahamas | 127,902.144 | BSD 122,315 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Estonia | 123,392.38 | EUR 75,136 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Poland | 122,692.906 | PLN 237,987 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Egypt | 120,681.361 | EGP 835,897 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 119,488.291 | USD 117,908 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Seychelles | 115,538.13 | SCR 898,274 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Latvia | 112,313.232 | EUR 56,734 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Malaysia | 111,272.22 | MYR 155,811 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 110,528.754 | CRC 34,465,269 | 2024 | 2024 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 108,413.942 | XCD 200,981 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 107,679.722 | BGN 87,931 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Greece | 107,419.821 | EUR 57,161 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Hungary | 106,303.066 | HUF 19,558,189 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Uruguay | 103,932.397 | UYU 2,739,586 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Botswana | 103,556.051 | BWP 525,490 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Montenegro | 103,091.53 | EUR 39,505 | 2024 | 2024 |
| French Polynesia | 102,967.385 | XPF 10,575,498 | 2024 | 2024 |
| North Korea | 101,452.429 | KPW 230,084 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 101,242.791 | TMT 167,128 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 101,201.017 | TTD 351,750 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Slovakia | 100,788.94 | EUR 53,014 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Chile | 100,387.538 | CLP 46,067,957 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 96,625.998 | XCD 180,382 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Dominican Republic | 96,561.28 | DOP 2,267,968 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Colombia | 96,277.261 | COP 147,386,783 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Georgia | 95,376.585 | GEL 84,662 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Gabon | 94,949.242 | XAF 21,966,156 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Cuba | 92,180.267 | CUP 76,113 | 2024 | 2024 |
| South Africa | 90,652.99 | ZAR 672,746 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 90,529.344 | XAF 20,861,124 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Suriname | 89,717.118 | SRD 940,467 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Iran | 89,269.42 | IRR 10,396,371,754 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Belarus | 88,016.867 | BYN 71,919 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Nauru | 87,832.065 | AUD 142,323 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Mexico | 84,106.024 | MXN 871,538 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Namibia | 82,799.451 | ZAR 572,249 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Curaçao | 81,404.574 | XCG 101,619 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Thailand | 79,879.717 | THB 836,910 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 79,355.763 | AZN 39,107 | 2024 | 2024 |
| St. Lucia | 76,872.659 | XCD 105,494 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Serbia | 75,875.052 | RSD 3,627,528 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Maldives | 75,228.386 | MVR 590,725 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Palau | 75,001.072 | USD 65,228 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 73,354.042 | BAM 50,527 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Mongolia | 73,224.424 | MNT 86,848,609 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Angola | 71,130.91 | AOA 18,882,035 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Algeria | 70,932.792 | DZD 3,076,613 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Paraguay | 70,469.103 | PYG 184,623,440 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Dominica | 70,355.319 | XCD 92,659 | 2024 | 2024 |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 69,819.027 | XCD 99,622 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Brazil | 68,873.739 | BRL 171,062 | 2024 | 2024 |
| India | 66,852.141 | INR 1,379,675 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Armenia | 66,669.226 | AMD 9,803,285 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Albania | 65,843.493 | ALL 2,830,975 | 2024 | 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 65,538.664 | MKD 1,256,636 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Eswatini | 64,921.156 | SZL 407,302 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bhutan | 63,602.864 | INR 1,266,718 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Fiji | 61,680.267 | FJD 58,104 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Nigeria | 60,371.493 | NGN 10,629,935 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Tunisia | 60,275.763 | TND 56,119 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Grenada | 59,641.58 | XCD 93,222 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Indonesia | 59,502.478 | IDR 282,101,770 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 59,097.633 | USD 18,649 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Guatemala | 58,185.862 | GTQ 192,942 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Morocco | 58,166.137 | MAD 230,267 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Vietnam | 57,981.719 | VND 402,788,557 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 57,532.418 | LKR 5,013,482 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Iraq | 56,484.778 | IQD 30,788,769 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Libya | 56,113.613 | LYD 129,742 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Peru | 55,863.381 | PEN 99,421 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Jordan | 55,825.746 | JOD 16,890 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Caribbean Netherlands | 55,204.533 | USD 79,627 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Lebanon | 54,632.101 | LBP 2,774,804,966 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 54,583.824 | CVE 2,600,995 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Ukraine | 53,141.448 | UAH 619,016 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Tonga | 50,909.062 | TOP 91,281 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Philippines | 50,535.577 | PHP 976,773 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bolivia | 50,468.549 | BOB 117,656 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Samoa | 50,340.036 | WST 89,165 | 2024 | 2024 |
| El Salvador | 50,338.052 | USD 21,145 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Ghana | 49,844.473 | GHS 211,840 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Marshall Islands | 49,765.065 | USD 45,892 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 48,830.607 | UZS 164,105,604 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Ecuador | 48,400.98 | USD 20,976 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 48,319.85 | XOF 10,281,721 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Tuvalu | 47,457.5 | AUD 67,630 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Belize | 46,746.213 | BZD 49,984 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Mauritania | 46,614.628 | MRU 528,070 | 2024 | 2024 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 46,365.143 | STN 590,579 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Moldova | 46,290.961 | MDL 334,921 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Laos | 43,447.602 | LAK 179,203,814 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Jamaica | 43,039.4 | JMD 3,990,832 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 41,839.807 | BDT 1,259,471 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Kenya | 40,246.182 | KES 1,738,975 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Cameroon | 38,507.324 | XAF 7,633,998 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Venezuela | 37,864.836 | VES 825,609 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Guinea | 37,422.41 | GNF 98,415,356 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Palestinian Territories | 36,306.883 | ILS 23,046 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 35,730.522 | NIO 427,257 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 33,111.369 | XAF 8,090,876 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 33,023.651 | KGS 868,053 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Pakistan | 32,630.98 | PKR 2,262,183 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 31,963.117 | TJS 83,985 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Cambodia | 31,962.931 | KHR 43,196,925 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Senegal | 31,646.141 | XOF 6,533,491 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Honduras | 31,401.242 | HNL 355,915 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Comoros | 29,732.527 | KMF 5,206,309 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Zambia | 28,415.212 | ZMW 209,107 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Syria | 28,264.222 | SYP 59,769,886 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Nepal | 26,944.512 | NPR 880,050 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Benin | 26,495.387 | XOF 5,373,363 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Kiribati | 25,693.687 | AUD 26,626 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 25,250.43 | ETB 658,205 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 24,623.802 | VUV 2,619,600 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24,462.155 | PGK 58,723 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Micronesia | 24,035.223 | USD 22,790 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Lesotho | 23,995.328 | ZAR 146,522 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 23,856.685 | MMK 10,420,664 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Mali | 23,825.521 | XOF 4,763,654 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Tanzania | 23,633.215 | TZS 17,988,522 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Rwanda | 22,981.948 | RWF 8,485,788 | 2024 | 2024 |
| South Sudan | 22,936.462 | SSP 20,127,737 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Uganda | 22,255.066 | UGX 27,420,258 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Timor-Leste | 22,191.442 | USD 6,674 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Gambia | 22,025.312 | GMD 371,835 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 21,031.195 | SLE 108,520 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Chad | 19,836.191 | XAF 4,262,344 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Togo | 19,379.583 | XOF 3,778,791 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 19,297.133 | XOF 3,983,019 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Haiti | 17,762.869 | HTG 1,554,334 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 16,217.475 | XOF 3,494,564 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Sudan | 16,168.984 | SDG 7,737,512 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Solomon Islands | 15,209.41 | SBD 92,819 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Malawi | 14,712.399 | MWK 7,432,183 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 13,963.687 | CDF 14,559,022 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Niger | 12,775.555 | XOF 2,600,198 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Liberia | 12,432.847 | LRD 5,319 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 11,963.585 | AFN 164,432 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Madagascar | 11,877.758 | MGA 15,530,395 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Somalia | 11,070.024 | SOS 113,079,815 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Eritrea | 10,956.314 | ERN 37,951 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Central African Republic | 10,489.027 | XAF 2,594,233 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Mozambique | 10,063.123 | MZN 247,305 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Burundi | 9,166.599 | BIF 7,836,657 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Yemen | 8,777.119 | YER 1,451,757 | 2024 | 2024 |
Coverage: 208. Amounts use each country's own currency and data year. This is a rank comparison, not an exchange-rate, cost-of-living or relocation estimate.
How is it calculated?
Annual pre-tax national income for equal-split adults aged 20+. This WID concept is broader than salary. Country rank uses local thresholds; worldwide rank uses WID purchasing-power conversion. We use logarithmic interpolation between points and extrapolation outside them.
WID pre-tax national income is broader than salary. These are adult income ranks, not employee salary percentiles.
PPP compares national price levels, not current exchange rates, city rents or your personal living costs.
Germany and mainland China are not included in this imported dataset. Other sources may cover them.
Targets between published points are interpolated. Targets outside the published range are extrapolated and more uncertain.
Coverage: 208 · Data source: WID.world · Methodology (English) →