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Countries by monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars

Luxembourg had the highest monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars of 114 countries in 2018, at 2,134 international $. Georgia had the lowest, at 21 international $. The median was 465 international $. Source: International Labour Organization.

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Highest2,134Luxembourg
Lowest21Georgia
Median465114 countries

Map of countries, 2018

Antigua and Barbuda: 600 international $Albania: 456 international $Armenia: 331 international $Angola: 126 international $Argentina: 773 international $Australia: 1,999 international $Azerbaijan: 269 international $Bosnia and Herzegovina: 513 international $Belgium: 1,847 international $Burkina Faso: 177 international $Bulgaria: 682 international $Benin: 185 international $Bolivia: 792 international $Brazil: 407 international $Bahamas: 798 international $Belarus: 475 international $Belize: 471 international $Democratic Republic of the Congo: 231 international $Central African Republic: 117 international $Republic of the Congo: 330 international $Côte d’Ivoire: 251 international $Chile: 628 international $Cameroon: 161 international $Colombia: 533 international $Cape Verde: 247 international $Czechia: 871 international $Germany: 1,929 international $Dominican Republic: 488 international $Algeria: 467 international $Ecuador: 695 international $Estonia: 816 international $Spain: 1,208 international $Fiji: 675 international $France: 1,782 international $Gabon: 462 international $United Kingdom: 1,664 international $Georgia: 21 international $Ghana: 135 international $Gambia: 87 international $Guinea: 152 international $Equatorial Guinea: 393 international $Greece: 1,067 international $Guinea-Bissau: 84 international $Guyana: 391 international $Croatia: 891 international $Hungary: 889 international $Ireland: 1,631 international $Israel: 1,267 international $India: 231 international $Iran: 677 international $Jamaica: 401 international $Jordan: 638 international $Kyrgyzstan: 81 international $South Korea: 1,605 international $Kazakhstan: 216 international $Laos: 344 international $Lebanon: 930 international $Sri Lanka: 240 international $Lesotho: 220 international $Lithuania: 803 international $Luxembourg: 2,134 international $Latvia: 760 international $Libya: 415 international $Morocco: 569 international $Montenegro: 678 international $Madagascar: 165 international $North Macedonia: 756 international $Mali: 206 international $Myanmar: 300 international $Mongolia: 259 international $Malawi: 94 international $Mexico: 222 international $Niger: 125 international $Nigeria: 145 international $Netherlands: 1,889 international $Nepal: 432 international $New Zealand: 1,756 international $Oman: 1,587 international $Peru: 485 international $Papua New Guinea: 265 international $Poland: 1,120 international $Portugal: 1,041 international $Palau: 784 international $Paraguay: 810 international $Romania: 993 international $Serbia: 685 international $Russia: 431 international $Solomon Islands: 107 international $Slovenia: 1,312 international $Slovakia: 769 international $Senegal: 224 international $Suriname: 384 international $Syria: 47 international $Chad: 261 international $Togo: 148 international $Tajikistan: 144 international $Timor-Leste: 286 international $Turkmenistan: 443 international $Tunisia: 413 international $Türkiye: 1,051 international $Trinidad and Tobago: 724 international $Uganda: 105 international $United States: 1,257 international $Uruguay: 509 international $Uzbekistan: 93 international $Vanuatu: 296 international $Samoa: 254 international $
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international $, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: ILOSTAT, Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2018

Luxembourg: 2,134 international $Luxembourg2,134Australia: 1,999 international $Australia1,999Germany: 1,929 international $Germany1,929Netherlands: 1,889 international $Netherlands1,889Belgium: 1,847 international $Belgium1,847France: 1,782 international $France1,782New Zealand: 1,756 international $New Zealand1,756United Kingdom: 1,664 international $United Kingdom1,664Ireland: 1,631 international $Ireland1,631South Korea: 1,605 international $South Korea1,605Oman: 1,587 international $Oman1,587Andorra: 1,470 international $Andorra1,470Slovenia: 1,312 international $Slovenia1,312Israel: 1,267 international $Israel1,267United States: 1,257 international $United States1,257Spain: 1,208 international $Spain1,208Malta: 1,171 international $Malta1,171Poland: 1,120 international $Poland1,120Greece: 1,067 international $Greece1,067Türkiye: 1,051 international $Türkiye1,051Portugal: 1,041 international $Portugal1,041Romania: 993 international $Romania993Lebanon: 930 international $Lebanon930Croatia: 891 international $Croatia891Hungary: 889 international $Hungary889Czechia: 871 international $Czechia871Estonia: 816 international $Estonia816Paraguay: 810 international $Paraguay810Lithuania: 803 international $Lithuania803Bahamas: 798 international $Bahamas798Bolivia: 792 international $Bolivia792Palau: 784 international $Palau784Argentina: 773 international $Argentina773Slovakia: 769 international $Slovakia769Latvia: 760 international $Latvia760North Macedonia: 756 international $North Macedonia756Trinidad and Tobago: 724 international $Trinidad and Tobago724Ecuador: 695 international $Ecuador695Serbia: 685 international $Serbia685Bulgaria: 682 international $Bulgaria682Luxembourg: 2,134 international $Luxembourg2,134Australia: 1,999 international $Australia1,999Germany: 1,929 international $Germany1,929Netherlands: 1,889 international $Netherlands1,889Belgium: 1,847 international $Belgium1,847France: 1,782 international $France1,782New Zealand: 1,756 international $New Zealand1,756United Kingdom: 1,664 international $United Kingdom1,664Ireland: 1,631 international $Ireland1,631South Korea: 1,605 international $South Korea1,605Oman: 1,587 international $Oman1,587Andorra: 1,470 international $Andorra1,470Slovenia: 1,312 international $Slovenia1,312Israel: 1,267 international $Israel1,267United States: 1,257 international $United States1,257Spain: 1,208 international $Spain1,208Malta: 1,171 international $Malta1,171Poland: 1,120 international $Poland1,120Greece: 1,067 international $Greece1,067Türkiye: 1,051 international $Türkiye1,051Portugal: 1,041 international $Portugal1,041Romania: 993 international $Romania993Lebanon: 930 international $Lebanon930Croatia: 891 international $Croatia891Hungary: 889 international $Hungary889Czechia: 871 international $Czechia871Estonia: 816 international $Estonia816Paraguay: 810 international $Paraguay810Lithuania: 803 international $Lithuania803Bahamas: 798 international $Bahamas798Bolivia: 792 international $Bolivia792Palau: 784 international $Palau784Argentina: 773 international $Argentina773Slovakia: 769 international $Slovakia769Latvia: 760 international $Latvia760North Macedonia: 756 international $North Macedonia756Trinidad and Tobago: 724 international $Trinidad and Tobago724Ecuador: 695 international $Ecuador695Serbia: 685 international $Serbia685Bulgaria: 682 international $Bulgaria682
international $. Source: ILOSTAT, Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
international $		Change on 2017
1Luxembourg2,134+3.1%
2Australia1,999+3.7%
3Germany1,929+2.4%
4Netherlands1,889+3.9%
5Belgium1,847+1.3%
6France1,782+2.1%
7New Zealand1,756+1.7%
8United Kingdom1,664+5.3%
9Ireland1,631+2.9%
10South Korea1,605+17.8%
11Oman1,587+5.2%
12Andorra1,470+8.2%
13Slovenia1,312+5.8%
14Israel1,267+1.7%
15United States1,2570%
16Spain1,208+3.9%
17Malta1,171+3%
18Poland1,120+5.1%
19Greece1,067+1.7%
20Türkiye1,051+1%
21Portugal1,041+6.8%
22Romania993+28.4%
23Lebanon930+3.8%
24Croatia891+5.3%
25Hungary889+6.6%
26Czechia871+10.3%
27Estonia816+5.4%
28Paraguay810-0.6%
29Lithuania803+4.7%
30Bahamas798-1.5%
31Bolivia7920%
32Palau784+0.3%
33Argentina773-3.3%
34Slovakia769+9.3%
35Latvia760+12.4%
36North Macedonia756-0.6%
37Trinidad and Tobago724+2.8%
38Ecuador695+6.6%
39Serbia685+9.6%
40Bulgaria682+11.4%
41Montenegro678+0.5%
42Iran677+1.6%
43Fiji675-1.3%
44Jordan638-2.2%
45Chile628+7.8%
46Saint Kitts and Nevis626+1.7%
47Marshall Islands616+1.6%
48Antigua and Barbuda600+8.9%
49Morocco569-5.8%
50Colombia533+6.1%
51Bosnia and Herzegovina513+1%
52Uruguay509+6.4%
53Dominican Republic488-1%
54Peru485+9.2%
55Belarus475+10.5%
56Belize471+5.9%
57Algeria467-1.7%
58Gabon462-1.1%
59Dominica459+3.9%
60Albania456+0.2%
61Turkmenistan443+7.6%
62Nepal432+35.1%
63Russia431+43%
64Barbados428-1.5%
65Libya415-26.5%
66Tunisia413+0.3%
67Brazil407+3.3%
68Jamaica401+6.3%
69Equatorial Guinea393+1.3%
70Guyana391+2.4%
71Suriname384-10%
72Laos344+21.8%
73Armenia331+0.2%
74Republic of the Congo330+4.1%
75Myanmar300+29.9%
76Vanuatu296+17.8%
77Timor-Leste286-4%
78Azerbaijan269+11.8%
79Papua New Guinea265-1.9%
80Chad261+1.4%
81Mongolia259-3.3%
82Samoa254-1.7%
83Côte d’Ivoire251+1.6%
84Comoros251-3.6%
85Cape Verde247+8.8%
86Sri Lanka240-1.2%
87Democratic Republic of the Congo231+235.6%
88India231+1.7%
89Senegal224+47.2%
90Mexico222-2.1%
91Lesotho220-3.7%
92Kazakhstan216+10.7%
93Mali206+1.8%
94Benin185-0.6%
95Burkina Faso177-1.3%
96Madagascar165+0.7%
97Cameroon161+4.3%
98Guinea152-3%
99Togo148+1.9%
100Nigeria145-6.9%
101Tajikistan144-2.7%
102Ghana135+1%
103Angola126-11.4%
104Niger125+1.3%
105Central African Republic117+2.7%
106Solomon Islands107-1%
107Uganda105-1.8%
108Malawi94-6.6%
109Uzbekistan93-5.3%
110Gambia87-0%
111Guinea-Bissau84+0.3%
112Kyrgyzstan81+30.6%
113Syria47+1.6%
114Georgia21n/a

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About this ranking

Statutory monthly minimum wage for all employees, converted by the ILO from national currency to 2021 international dollars with the World Bank's purchasing power parities for private consumption.

More on how it is measured
  • Where the law sets an hourly or daily rate, the ILO converts it to a month (for example 40 hours times 4.33 weeks).
  • Only general rates: a single national minimum wage, a national floor, the adult rate, or the SMIG in countries with separate agricultural and non-agricultural rates.

For comparing countries. Countries with regional, sectoral or occupational minimum wages (Japan, Canada, China, Switzerland, much of Central America) are left out, as are years for which the ILO does not state the type. For the amount in euros in EU countries use minimum_wage. The ILO revises these figures.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 7 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Which country has the highest monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars?

Luxembourg, with 2,134 international $ in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.

Which country has the lowest monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars?

Georgia, with 21 international $ in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: International Labour Organization, Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 7 countries have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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