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Countries by monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars

Luxembourg had the highest monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars of 114 countries in 2019, at 2,224 international $. Georgia had the lowest, at 21 international $. The median was 507 international $. Source: International Labour Organization.

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Highest2,224Luxembourg
Lowest21Georgia
Median507114 countries

Map of countries, 2019

Antigua and Barbuda: 610 international $Albania: 510 international $Armenia: 338 international $Angola: 148 international $Argentina: 761 international $Australia: 2,051 international $Azerbaijan: 527 international $Bosnia and Herzegovina: 532 international $Belgium: 1,949 international $Burkina Faso: 182 international $Bulgaria: 750 international $Benin: 188 international $Bolivia: 821 international $Brazil: 427 international $Bahamas: 774 international $Belarus: 494 international $Belize: 504 international $Democratic Republic of the Congo: 226 international $Central African Republic: 119 international $Republic of the Congo: 339 international $Côte d’Ivoire: 258 international $Chile: 667 international $Cameroon: 165 international $Colombia: 554 international $Cape Verde: 239 international $Czechia: 973 international $Germany: 2,049 international $Dominican Republic: 577 international $Algeria: 471 international $Ecuador: 735 international $Estonia: 894 international $Spain: 1,537 international $Fiji: 672 international $France: 1,884 international $Gabon: 465 international $United Kingdom: 1,800 international $Georgia: 21 international $Ghana: 137 international $Gambia: 85 international $Guinea: 146 international $Equatorial Guinea: 394 international $Greece: 1,226 international $Guinea-Bissau: 86 international $Guyana: 404 international $Croatia: 997 international $Hungary: 955 international $Ireland: 1,706 international $Israel: 1,249 international $India: 237 international $Iran: 633 international $Jamaica: 381 international $Jordan: 644 international $Kyrgyzstan: 83 international $South Korea: 1,773 international $Kazakhstan: 322 international $Laos: 341 international $Lebanon: 902 international $Sri Lanka: 232 international $Lesotho: 292 international $Lithuania: 1,147 international $Luxembourg: 2,224 international $Latvia: 775 international $Libya: 351 international $Morocco: 600 international $Montenegro: 815 international $Madagascar: 159 international $North Macedonia: 963 international $Mali: 210 international $Myanmar: 292 international $Mongolia: 334 international $Malawi: 90 international $Mexico: 248 international $Niger: 134 international $Nigeria: 227 international $Netherlands: 1,963 international $Nepal: 414 international $New Zealand: 1,958 international $Oman: 1,629 international $Peru: 486 international $Papua New Guinea: 259 international $Poland: 1,229 international $Portugal: 1,119 international $Palau: 796 international $Paraguay: 827 international $Romania: 1,110 international $Serbia: 768 international $Russia: 443 international $Solomon Islands: 214 international $Slovenia: 1,435 international $Slovakia: 849 international $Senegal: 236 international $Suriname: 539 international $Syria: 42 international $Chad: 275 international $Togo: 152 international $Tajikistan: 138 international $Timor-Leste: 277 international $Turkmenistan: 514 international $Tunisia: 394 international $Türkiye: 1,195 international $Trinidad and Tobago: 711 international $Uganda: 102 international $United States: 1,257 international $Uruguay: 573 international $Uzbekistan: 289 international $Vanuatu: 322 international $Samoa: 256 international $
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international $, 2019. 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, 2019

Luxembourg: 2,224 international $Luxembourg2,224Australia: 2,051 international $Australia2,051Germany: 2,049 international $Germany2,049Netherlands: 1,963 international $Netherlands1,963New Zealand: 1,958 international $New Zealand1,958Belgium: 1,949 international $Belgium1,949Andorra: 1,898 international $Andorra1,898France: 1,884 international $France1,884United Kingdom: 1,800 international $United Kingdom1,800South Korea: 1,773 international $South Korea1,773Ireland: 1,706 international $Ireland1,706Oman: 1,629 international $Oman1,629Spain: 1,537 international $Spain1,537Slovenia: 1,435 international $Slovenia1,435United States: 1,257 international $United States1,257Israel: 1,249 international $Israel1,249Malta: 1,238 international $Malta1,238Poland: 1,229 international $Poland1,229Greece: 1,226 international $Greece1,226Türkiye: 1,195 international $Türkiye1,195Lithuania: 1,147 international $Lithuania1,147Portugal: 1,119 international $Portugal1,119Romania: 1,110 international $Romania1,110Croatia: 997 international $Croatia997Czechia: 973 international $Czechia973North Macedonia: 963 international $North Macedonia963Hungary: 955 international $Hungary955Lebanon: 902 international $Lebanon902Estonia: 894 international $Estonia894Slovakia: 849 international $Slovakia849Paraguay: 827 international $Paraguay827Bolivia: 821 international $Bolivia821Montenegro: 815 international $Montenegro815Palau: 796 international $Palau796Latvia: 775 international $Latvia775Bahamas: 774 international $Bahamas774Serbia: 768 international $Serbia768Argentina: 761 international $Argentina761Bulgaria: 750 international $Bulgaria750Ecuador: 735 international $Ecuador735Luxembourg: 2,224 international $Luxembourg2,224Australia: 2,051 international $Australia2,051Germany: 2,049 international $Germany2,049Netherlands: 1,963 international $Netherlands1,963New Zealand: 1,958 international $New Zealand1,958Belgium: 1,949 international $Belgium1,949Andorra: 1,898 international $Andorra1,898France: 1,884 international $France1,884United Kingdom: 1,800 international $United Kingdom1,800South Korea: 1,773 international $South Korea1,773Ireland: 1,706 international $Ireland1,706Oman: 1,629 international $Oman1,629Spain: 1,537 international $Spain1,537Slovenia: 1,435 international $Slovenia1,435United States: 1,257 international $United States1,257Israel: 1,249 international $Israel1,249Malta: 1,238 international $Malta1,238Poland: 1,229 international $Poland1,229Greece: 1,226 international $Greece1,226Türkiye: 1,195 international $Türkiye1,195Lithuania: 1,147 international $Lithuania1,147Portugal: 1,119 international $Portugal1,119Romania: 1,110 international $Romania1,110Croatia: 997 international $Croatia997Czechia: 973 international $Czechia973North Macedonia: 963 international $North Macedonia963Hungary: 955 international $Hungary955Lebanon: 902 international $Lebanon902Estonia: 894 international $Estonia894Slovakia: 849 international $Slovakia849Paraguay: 827 international $Paraguay827Bolivia: 821 international $Bolivia821Montenegro: 815 international $Montenegro815Palau: 796 international $Palau796Latvia: 775 international $Latvia775Bahamas: 774 international $Bahamas774Serbia: 768 international $Serbia768Argentina: 761 international $Argentina761Bulgaria: 750 international $Bulgaria750Ecuador: 735 international $Ecuador735
international $. Source: ILOSTAT, Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019
international $		Change on 2018
1Luxembourg2,224+4.2%
2Australia2,051+2.6%
3Germany2,049+6.2%
4Netherlands1,963+3.9%
5New Zealand1,958+11.5%
6Belgium1,949+5.5%
7Andorra1,898+29.2%
8France1,884+5.7%
9United Kingdom1,800+8.2%
10South Korea1,773+10.5%
11Ireland1,706+4.6%
12Oman1,629+2.7%
13Spain1,537+27.3%
14Slovenia1,435+9.4%
15United States1,2570%
16Israel1,249-1.4%
17Malta1,238+5.7%
18Poland1,229+9.7%
19Greece1,226+14.8%
20Türkiye1,195+13.7%
21Lithuania1,147+42.8%
22Portugal1,119+7.6%
23Romania1,110+11.8%
24Croatia997+12%
25Czechia973+11.7%
26North Macedonia963+27.4%
27Hungary955+7.4%
28Lebanon902-3.1%
29Estonia894+9.5%
30Slovakia849+10.4%
31Paraguay827+2%
32Bolivia821+3.7%
33Montenegro815+20.1%
34Palau796+1.5%
35Latvia775+2.1%
36Bahamas774-2.9%
37Serbia768+12.1%
38Argentina761-1.5%
39Bulgaria750+10%
40Ecuador735+5.8%
41Trinidad and Tobago711-1.8%
42Fiji672-0.4%
43Chile667+6.1%
44Jordan644+0.8%
45Saint Kitts and Nevis639+2.1%
46Iran633-6.6%
47Marshall Islands628+1.9%
48Antigua and Barbuda610+1.7%
49Morocco600+5.3%
50Dominican Republic577+18%
51Uruguay573+12.6%
52Colombia554+3.8%
53Suriname539+40.2%
54Bosnia and Herzegovina532+3.8%
55Azerbaijan527+95.6%
56Turkmenistan514+15.8%
57Albania510+11.8%
58Belize504+7.1%
59Belarus494+3.9%
60Peru486+0.1%
61Algeria471+0.9%
62Dominica470+2.6%
63Gabon465+0.6%
64Russia443+2.6%
65Brazil427+4.9%
66Nepal414-4.2%
67Barbados414-3.4%
68Guyana404+3.5%
69Tunisia394-4.5%
70Equatorial Guinea394+0.1%
71Jamaica381-5%
72Libya351-15.5%
73Laos341-0.9%
74Republic of the Congo339+2.8%
75Armenia338+2.2%
76Mongolia334+29%
77Vanuatu322+9%
78Kazakhstan322+49.3%
79Lesotho292+32.6%
80Myanmar292-2.5%
81Uzbekistan289+209.7%
82Timor-Leste277-3.3%
83Chad275+5.3%
84Papua New Guinea259-2%
85Côte d’Ivoire258+2.9%
86Samoa256+0.8%
87Mexico248+11.6%
88Cape Verde239-3.4%
89Comoros239-4.9%
90India237+2.7%
91Senegal236+5.6%
92Sri Lanka232-3.5%
93Nigeria227+56.7%
94Democratic Republic of the Congo226-2.1%
95Solomon Islands214+100.3%
96Mali210+2%
97Benin188+1.5%
98Burkina Faso182+3.1%
99Cameroon165+2.8%
100Madagascar159-3.8%
101Togo152+2.7%
102Angola148+17%
103Guinea146-3.6%
104Tajikistan138-4.3%
105Ghana137+1.6%
106Niger134+7.1%
107Central African Republic119+1.8%
108Uganda102-3%
109Malawi90-4%
110Guinea-Bissau86+2.3%
111Gambia85-2.4%
112Kyrgyzstan83+2.4%
113Syria42-10.6%
114Georgia21-2.1%

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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 2019 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 2,224 international $ in 2019, according to International Labour Organization.

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

Georgia, with 21 international $ in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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