Using information found online, specially via information found on Wikipedia and an article written by Adolfo Arranz, this gallery tries to give a ranked indication of the countries with the lowest gold-medal payout all the way to the countries providing the most payout for a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

The ranking is based on the gold reward only, and where countries are tied. The prices are shown as USD equivalents and the data which is presented is from 2021.

The list consists of 57 countries, starting from Sweden as No. 1

1. Sweden

Sweden is listed at $0 for gold, $0 for silver and $0 for bronze.

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2. Norway

Norway is also listed at $0 for gold, $0 for silver and $0 for bronze.

3. Great Britain

Great Britain is listed at $0 for gold, $0 for silver and $0 for bronze, though the sources notes an annual athlete stipend instead of medal-by-medal prize money. That fits the broader UK Sport model, which funds athletes through Athlete Performance Awards and wider support rather than direct Olympic medal bonuses.

4. Canada

Canada offers $14,572 for gold, $10,929 for silver and $7,286 for bronze. The source also notes a $5,000 top-up donation per medal in 2024.

5. Denmark

Denmark lists $15,962 for gold, $11,971 for silver and $7,981 for bronze.

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6. Costa Rica

Costa Rica offers $16,000 for gold, $12,000 for silver and $8,000 for bronze.

7. Australia

Australia is listed at $20,000 for gold, $18,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze.

8. Austria

Austria offers $21,986 for gold and $15,390 for bronze in the table shown here, with a note that says winners receive Philharmonic coins rather than a standard cash-only prize.

9. Germany

Germany lists $22,000 for gold, $17,000 for silver and $11,000 for bronze.

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10. Slovenia

Slovenia offers $23,737 for gold, $20,770 for silver and $17,802 for bronze.

11. Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein is listed at $27,602 for gold, $22,082 for silver and $16,561 for bronze. They’ve only won 2 olympic gold medals, both won by Hanni Wenzel in 1976 and 1980.

12. Netherlands

The Netherlands offers $32,614 for gold, $24,460 for silver and $16,307 for bronze. It’s added that team-sport rewards are lower and depend on squad size, so the system is more flexible than a flat medal-only payment.

13. Mongolia

Mongolia lists $35,280 for gold, $17,640 for silver and $8,820 for bronze. It’s noted that there is a lifetime monthly payments for medalists, so the one-off bonus is only part of the overall reward package.

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14. New Zealand

New Zealand offers $36,118 for gold and $33,100 for both silver and bronze. That sits inside a wider High Performance Sport New Zealand model built around repeatable success, broader athlete support and targeted high-performance investment, which helps explain why the medal gap itself is relatively compressed.

15. South Africa

South Africa is listed at $37,000 for gold, $19,000 for silver and $7,000 for bronze.

16. United States

The United States offers $37,500 for gold, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze.

17. Switzerland

Switzerland is listed at $44,171 for gold, $33,129 for silver and $22,086 for bronze.

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18. Japan

Japan offers $45,000 for gold, $18,000 for silver and $9,000 for bronze.

19. Brazil

Brazil is listed at $49,000 for gold, $29,000 for silver and $20,000 for bronze.

20. Fiji

Fiji offers $50,000 for gold, $20,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze.

21. Poland

Poland lists $51,572 for gold, $37,389 for silver and $27,075 for bronze. It’s added that gold and silver medalists receive an apartment in Poland’s capital, while any medalist gets a monthly payment after turning 40, so the country’s reward system mixes cash with long-term recognition.

22. Belgium

Belgium offers $54,606 for gold, $32,764 for silver and $21,843 for bronze. The source ties those figures to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

23. South Korea

South Korea is listed at $54,767 for gold, $30,426 for silver and $21,733 for bronze. Beyond the cash, the male medalists are exempt from regular military conscription and gold medalists receive a lifetime monthly payment, showing that the reward system is built around status and long-term recognition as well as money.

24. Slovakia

Slovakia offers $59,342 for gold, $47,473 for silver and $35,605 for bronze. It’s added that there are rewards for placings down to eighth place, plus a separate structure for team sports.

25. Finland

Finland is listed at $59,342 for gold, $35,605 for silver and $23,737 for bronze.

26. Russia

Russia offers $61,000 for gold, $38,000 for silver and $26,000 for bronze. It’s added that medalists have historically also received premium cars, luxury apartments and regional or federation payouts, so the official cash figure is only part of the picture.

27. France

France is listed at $86,670 for gold, $43,335 for silver and $21,667 for bronze.

28. Greece

Greece offers $100,000 for gold, $55,000 for silver and $44,000 for bronze..

29. Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is listed at $100,000 for gold, $80,000 for silver and $50,000 for bronze.

30. Spain

Spain offers $111,562 for gold, $56,968 for silver and $35,605 for bronze.

31. Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is listed at $117,000 for gold, $117,000 for silver and $82,000 for bronze. The equal gold-and-silver payment makes it one of the most unusual structures in the table.

32. Estonia

Estonia offers $117,500 for gold, $82,250 for silver and $52,000 for bronze. It’s noted that the reward is doubled for teams of four or more, which gives Estonia one of the more specific team-sport rules in the list.

33. Kosovo

Kosovo is listed at $118,683 for gold, $71,210 for silver and $47,473 for bronze.

34. Ukraine

Ukraine offers $125,000 for gold, $100,000 for silver and $80,000 for bronze. It’s added that all medalists receive a lifetime stipend, so the support continues beyond the one-time Olympic payment.

35. Bulgaria

Bulgaria is listed at $139,719 for gold, $111,775 for silver and $83,881 for bronze.

36. Romania

Romania offers $145,800 for gold, $116,600 for silver and $87,500 for bronze. It’s added that there is payments for fourth, fifth and sixth place, plus a lifetime monthly payment after retirement, which makes Romania’s system broader than a simple medal bonus.

37. Hungary

Hungary is listed at $150,000 for gold, $106,000 for silver and $84,000 for bronze.

38. Ecuador

Ecuador offers $150,000 for gold, $125,000 for silver and $100,000 for bronze.

39. Mexico

Mexico is listed at $169,212 for gold, $112,808 for silver and $56,404 for bronze.

40. Lithuania

Lithuania offers $183,005 for gold, $91,533 for silver and $68,664 for bronze.

41. Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is listed at $200,000 for gold, $100,000 for silver and $50,000 for bronze.

42. Philippines

The Philippines offers $200,000 for gold, $100,000 for silver and $40,000 for bronze.

43. Italy

Italy is listed at $213,000 for gold, $107,000 for silver and $71,000 for bronze.

44. Morocco

Morocco offers $225,067 for gold, $140,667 for silver and $84,400 for bronze.

45. Serbia

Serbia is listed at $226,000 for gold, $113,000 for silver and $62,000 for bronze.

46. Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan offers $235,000 for gold, $117,500 for silver and $58,750 for bronze. The source notes that the listed scale dates to the Rio 2016 Olympics and hasn’t been updated since.

47. Malaysia

Malaysia is listed at $236,000 for gold, $71,000 for silver and $24,000 for bronze. There is also a lifetime monthly salary for medalists, which fits a Malaysian pattern of combining one-off Olympic rewards with pension-style recognition. Malaysia has never won a gold medal

48. Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan offers $250,000 for gold, $150,000 for silver and $75,000 for bronze.

49. Israel

Israel is listed at $263,000 for gold, $197,000 for silver and $132,000 for bronze. This information is tied specifically to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

50. Iran

Iran offers $295,000 for gold, $131,000 for silver and $66,000 for bronze.

51. Georgia

Georgia is listed at $318,000 for gold, $159,000 for silver and $79,500 for bronze.

52. Indonesia

Indonesia offers $346,000 for gold, $138,500 for silver and $69,250 for bronze.

53. Thailand

Thailand is listed at $365,150 for gold, $219,090 for silver and $146,060 for bronze.

54. Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei offers $720,000 for gold, $251,000 for silver and $178,000 for bronze. These amounts are placing Chinese Taipei among the most generous medal-bonus systems in the entire table.

55. Singapore

Singapore is listed at $737,000 for gold, $369,000 for silver and $184,000 for bronze. The higher payouts are part of the Major Games Award Programme, which the Singapore National Olympic Council says was devised specifically to reward medal-winning athletes, with the Olympic individual gold prize set at S$1 million.

56. Hong Kong

Hong Kong offers $769,558 for gold, $384,279 for silver and $192,139 for bronze. Those rewards come through the Jockey Club Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme, which is explicitly designed to encourage and reward elite Hong Kong athletes and was increased ahead of Paris 2024.

57. Turkey

Turkey closes the list with the highest gold payout of all: $1,016,000, plus $609,600 for silver and $304,800 for bronze.