economic2023
Statutory national minimum wage (monthly, in US$ at market exchange rates)
Monthly statutory minimum wage in US$ (market exchange rates), comparing what governments set as the legal wage floor across countries (latest 2019–2024).
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Key Insights
Global Average
$53.6
Median: $0.0
Countries Covered
163
with available data
Highest
Belgium
$2,143.0
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
$0.0
Top 5 Countries
1Belgium$2,143.0
2Costa Rica$610.0
3Chile$506.0
4Ecuador$460.0
5Guatemala$420.0
By Region
South America$246.9(7 countries)
North America$105.0(4 countries)
Europe$82.4(28 countries)
Other$39.3(89 countries)
Africa$28.0(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low ($0.0)High ($2,143.0)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: $53.6)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (28)
Other (89)
Africa (9)
Asia (24)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Monthly statutory minimum wage in US$ (market exchange rates), comparing what governments set as the legal wage floor across countries (latest 2019–2024). Source: ILO (International Labour Organization) — ILOSTAT.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | $2,143.0 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | $610.0 |
| 3 | Chile | $506.0 |
| 4 | Ecuador | $460.0 |
| 5 | Guatemala | $420.0 |
| 6 | Jordan | $366.0 |
| 7 | El Salvador | $365.0 |
| 8 | Honduras | $365.0 |
| 9 | Bolivia | $362.0 |
| 10 | Albania | $336.0 |
| 11 | Belize | $335.0 |
| 12 | Colombia | $326.0 |
| 13 | Brazil | $280.0 |
| 14 | Cambodia | $204.0 |
| 15 | Fiji | $200.0 |
| 16 | Botswana | $197.0 |
| 17 | Belarus | $180.0 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | $164.0 |
| 19 | Argentina | $156.0 |
| 20 | Myanmar | $146.0 |
| 21 | Kenya | $105.0 |
| 22 | Bangladesh | $95.0 |
| 23 | Central African Republic | $77.0 |
| 24 | Ghana | $75.0 |
| 25 | Afghanistan | $74.0 |
| 26 | Angola | $72.0 |
| 27 | Cameroon | $62.0 |
| 28 | Republic of The Gambia | $60.0 |
| 29 | Burundi | $0.0 |
| 30 | Canada | $0.0 |
| 31 | Cape Verde | $0.0 |
| 32 | Cayman Islands | $0.0 |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | $0.0 |
| 34 | Chad | $0.0 |
| 35 | People's Republic of China | $0.0 |
| 36 | Comoros | $0.0 |
| 37 | Republic of the Congo | $0.0 |
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $0.0 |
| 39 | Croatia | $0.0 |
| 40 | Cuba | $0.0 |
| 41 | Cyprus | $0.0 |
| 42 | Czech Republic | $0.0 |
| 43 | Benin | $0.0 |
| 44 | Denmark | $0.0 |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | $0.0 |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | $0.0 |
| 47 | Ethiopia | $0.0 |
| 48 | Eritrea | $0.0 |
| 49 | Estonia | $0.0 |
| 50 | Finland | $0.0 |
| 51 | France | $0.0 |
| 52 | Djibouti | $0.0 |
| 53 | Gabon | $0.0 |
| 54 | Georgia | $0.0 |
| 55 | Greece | $0.0 |
| 56 | Guinea | $0.0 |
| 57 | Guyana | $0.0 |
| 58 | Haiti | $0.0 |
| 59 | Hungary | $0.0 |
| 60 | Iceland | $0.0 |
| 61 | India | $0.0 |
| 62 | Indonesia | $0.0 |
| 63 | Islamic Republic of Iran | $0.0 |
| 64 | Iraq | $0.0 |
| 65 | Ireland | $0.0 |
| 66 | Israel | $0.0 |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | $0.0 |
| 68 | Jamaica | $0.0 |
| 69 | Japan | $0.0 |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | $0.0 |
| 71 | North Korea | $0.0 |
| 72 | South Korea | $0.0 |
| 73 | Kuwait | $0.0 |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | $0.0 |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | $0.0 |
| 76 | Lebanon | $0.0 |
| 77 | Lesotho | $0.0 |
| 78 | Latvia | $0.0 |
| 79 | Liberia | $0.0 |
| 80 | Libya | $0.0 |
| 81 | Lithuania | $0.0 |
| 82 | Luxembourg | $0.0 |
| 83 | Madagascar | $0.0 |
| 84 | Malawi | $0.0 |
| 85 | Malaysia | $0.0 |
| 86 | Maldives | $0.0 |
| 87 | Mali | $0.0 |
| 88 | Malta | $0.0 |
| 89 | Mauritania | $0.0 |
| 90 | Mauritius | $0.0 |
| 91 | Mexico | $0.0 |
| 92 | Monaco | $0.0 |
| 93 | Mongolia | $0.0 |
| 94 | Moldova, Republic of | $0.0 |
| 95 | Montenegro | $0.0 |
| 96 | Montserrat | $0.0 |
| 97 | Morocco | $0.0 |
| 98 | Mozambique | $0.0 |
| 99 | Oman | $0.0 |
| 100 | Namibia | $0.0 |
| 101 | Nepal | $0.0 |
| 102 | Netherlands | $0.0 |
| 103 | New Caledonia | $0.0 |
| 104 | Vanuatu | $0.0 |
| 105 | New Zealand | $0.0 |
| 106 | Nicaragua | $0.0 |
| 107 | Niger | $0.0 |
| 108 | Nigeria | $0.0 |
| 109 | Norway | $0.0 |
| 110 | Pakistan | $0.0 |
| 111 | Panama | $0.0 |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | $0.0 |
| 113 | Paraguay | $0.0 |
| 114 | Peru | $0.0 |
| 115 | Philippines | $0.0 |
| 116 | Poland | $0.0 |
| 117 | Portugal | $0.0 |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | $0.0 |
| 119 | Qatar | $0.0 |
| 120 | Romania | $0.0 |
| 121 | Russian Federation | $0.0 |
| 122 | Rwanda | $0.0 |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | $0.0 |
| 124 | Senegal | $0.0 |
| 125 | Serbia | $0.0 |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | $0.0 |
| 127 | Singapore | $0.0 |
| 128 | Vietnam | $0.0 |
| 129 | South Africa | $0.0 |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | $0.0 |
| 131 | Spain | $0.0 |
| 132 | South Sudan | $0.0 |
| 133 | Sudan | $0.0 |
| 134 | Suriname | $0.0 |
| 135 | Eswatini | $0.0 |
| 136 | Sweden | $0.0 |
| 137 | Switzerland | $0.0 |
| 138 | Syrian Arab Republic | $0.0 |
| 139 | Tajikistan | $0.0 |
| 140 | Thailand | $0.0 |
| 141 | Togo | $0.0 |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | $0.0 |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | $0.0 |
| 144 | Tunisia | $0.0 |
| 145 | Türkiye | $0.0 |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | $0.0 |
| 147 | Uganda | $0.0 |
| 148 | Ukraine | $0.0 |
| 149 | The Republic of North Macedonia | $0.0 |
| 150 | Egypt | $0.0 |
| 151 | United Kingdom | $0.0 |
| 152 | United Republic of Tanzania | $0.0 |
| 153 | United States of America | $0.0 |
| 154 | Uruguay | $0.0 |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | $0.0 |
| 156 | Venezuela | $0.0 |
| 157 | Algeria | $0.0 |
| 158 | Australia | $0.0 |
| 159 | Austria | $0.0 |
| 160 | Armenia | $0.0 |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $0.0 |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | $0.0 |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | $0.0 |
Showing 163 of 163 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from ILO (International Labour Organization) — ILOSTAT (2023).
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