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Countries by monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars

Luxembourg had the highest monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars of 115 countries in 2020, at 2,222 international $. Georgia had the lowest, at 20 international $. The median was 504 international $. Source: International Labour Organization.

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Highest2,222Luxembourg
Lowest20Georgia
Median504115 countries

Map of countries, 2020

Antigua and Barbuda: 636 international $Albania: 504 international $Armenia: 429 international $Angola: 125 international $Argentina: 686 international $Australia: 2,115 international $Azerbaijan: 532 international $Bosnia and Herzegovina: 527 international $Belgium: 2,039 international $Burkina Faso: 181 international $Bulgaria: 806 international $Benin: 183 international $Bolivia: 832 international $Brazil: 446 international $Bahamas: 776 international $Belarus: 542 international $Belize: 543 international $Democratic Republic of the Congo: 208 international $Central African Republic: 123 international $Republic of the Congo: 351 international $Côte d’Ivoire: 255 international $Chile: 689 international $Cameroon: 171 international $Colombia: 594 international $Cape Verde: 233 international $Czechia: 1,030 international $Germany: 2,058 international $Dominican Republic: 588 international $Algeria: 524 international $Ecuador: 779 international $Estonia: 968 international $Spain: 1,614 international $Fiji: 703 international $France: 1,942 international $Gabon: 478 international $United Kingdom: 1,923 international $Georgia: 20 international $Ghana: 137 international $Gambia: 85 international $Guinea: 143 international $Equatorial Guinea: 388 international $Greece: 1,222 international $Guinea-Bissau: 86 international $Guyana: 428 international $Croatia: 1,086 international $Hungary: 986 international $Ireland: 1,717 international $Israel: 1,259 international $India: 234 international $Iran: 568 international $Jamaica: 356 international $Jordan: 647 international $Kyrgyzstan: 86 international $South Korea: 1,848 international $Kazakhstan: 311 international $Laos: 338 international $Lebanon: 491 international $Sri Lanka: 204 international $Lesotho: 284 international $Lithuania: 1,237 international $Luxembourg: 2,222 international $Latvia: 781 international $Libya: 284 international $Morocco: 622 international $Montenegro: 787 international $Madagascar: 153 international $North Macedonia: 953 international $Mali: 209 international $Myanmar: 287 international $Mongolia: 450 international $Malawi: 125 international $Mexico: 287 international $Niger: 137 international $Nigeria: 210 international $Netherlands: 2,061 international $Nepal: 402 international $New Zealand: 2,121 international $Oman: 1,607 international $Peru: 491 international $Papua New Guinea: 250 international $Poland: 1,412 international $Portugal: 1,170 international $Palau: 804 international $Paraguay: 820 international $Qatar: 366 international $Romania: 1,186 international $Serbia: 837 international $Russia: 479 international $Solomon Islands: 210 international $Slovenia: 1,536 international $Slovakia: 994 international $Senegal: 236 international $Suriname: 403 international $Syria: 28 international $Chad: 265 international $Togo: 155 international $Tajikistan: 133 international $Timor-Leste: 267 international $Turkmenistan: 584 international $Tunisia: 428 international $Türkiye: 1,161 international $Trinidad and Tobago: 723 international $Uganda: 99 international $United States: 1,257 international $Uruguay: 587 international $Uzbekistan: 288 international $Vanuatu: 310 international $Samoa: 344 international $
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international $, 2020. 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, 2020

Luxembourg: 2,222 international $Luxembourg2,222New Zealand: 2,121 international $New Zealand2,121Australia: 2,115 international $Australia2,115Netherlands: 2,061 international $Netherlands2,061Germany: 2,058 international $Germany2,058Belgium: 2,039 international $Belgium2,039France: 1,942 international $France1,942United Kingdom: 1,923 international $United Kingdom1,923South Korea: 1,848 international $South Korea1,848Ireland: 1,717 international $Ireland1,717Andorra: 1,632 international $Andorra1,632Spain: 1,614 international $Spain1,614Oman: 1,607 international $Oman1,607Slovenia: 1,536 international $Slovenia1,536Poland: 1,412 international $Poland1,412Israel: 1,259 international $Israel1,259United States: 1,257 international $United States1,257Lithuania: 1,237 international $Lithuania1,237Malta: 1,236 international $Malta1,236Greece: 1,222 international $Greece1,222Romania: 1,186 international $Romania1,186Portugal: 1,170 international $Portugal1,170Türkiye: 1,161 international $Türkiye1,161Croatia: 1,086 international $Croatia1,086Czechia: 1,030 international $Czechia1,030Slovakia: 994 international $Slovakia994Hungary: 986 international $Hungary986Estonia: 968 international $Estonia968North Macedonia: 953 international $North Macedonia953Serbia: 837 international $Serbia837Bolivia: 832 international $Bolivia832Paraguay: 820 international $Paraguay820Bulgaria: 806 international $Bulgaria806Palau: 804 international $Palau804Montenegro: 787 international $Montenegro787Latvia: 781 international $Latvia781Ecuador: 779 international $Ecuador779Bahamas: 776 international $Bahamas776Trinidad and Tobago: 723 international $Trinidad and Tobago723Fiji: 703 international $Fiji703Luxembourg: 2,222 international $Luxembourg2,222New Zealand: 2,121 international $New Zealand2,121Australia: 2,115 international $Australia2,115Netherlands: 2,061 international $Netherlands2,061Germany: 2,058 international $Germany2,058Belgium: 2,039 international $Belgium2,039France: 1,942 international $France1,942United Kingdom: 1,923 international $United Kingdom1,923South Korea: 1,848 international $South Korea1,848Ireland: 1,717 international $Ireland1,717Andorra: 1,632 international $Andorra1,632Spain: 1,614 international $Spain1,614Oman: 1,607 international $Oman1,607Slovenia: 1,536 international $Slovenia1,536Poland: 1,412 international $Poland1,412Israel: 1,259 international $Israel1,259United States: 1,257 international $United States1,257Lithuania: 1,237 international $Lithuania1,237Malta: 1,236 international $Malta1,236Greece: 1,222 international $Greece1,222Romania: 1,186 international $Romania1,186Portugal: 1,170 international $Portugal1,170Türkiye: 1,161 international $Türkiye1,161Croatia: 1,086 international $Croatia1,086Czechia: 1,030 international $Czechia1,030Slovakia: 994 international $Slovakia994Hungary: 986 international $Hungary986Estonia: 968 international $Estonia968North Macedonia: 953 international $North Macedonia953Serbia: 837 international $Serbia837Bolivia: 832 international $Bolivia832Paraguay: 820 international $Paraguay820Bulgaria: 806 international $Bulgaria806Palau: 804 international $Palau804Montenegro: 787 international $Montenegro787Latvia: 781 international $Latvia781Ecuador: 779 international $Ecuador779Bahamas: 776 international $Bahamas776Trinidad and Tobago: 723 international $Trinidad and Tobago723Fiji: 703 international $Fiji703
international $. Source: ILOSTAT, Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020
international $		Change on 2019
1Luxembourg2,222-0.1%
2New Zealand2,121+8.3%
3Australia2,115+3.1%
4Netherlands2,061+5%
5Germany2,058+0.4%
6Belgium2,039+4.6%
7France1,942+3.1%
8United Kingdom1,923+6.8%
9South Korea1,848+4.2%
10Ireland1,717+0.6%
11Andorra1,632-14%
12Spain1,614+5%
13Oman1,607-1.3%
14Slovenia1,536+7.1%
15Poland1,412+14.9%
16Israel1,259+0.7%
17United States1,2570%
18Lithuania1,237+7.8%
19Malta1,236-0.2%
20Greece1,222-0.3%
21Romania1,186+6.8%
22Portugal1,170+4.5%
23Türkiye1,161-2.9%
24Croatia1,086+8.9%
25Czechia1,030+5.9%
26Slovakia994+17%
27Hungary986+3.2%
28Estonia968+8.3%
29North Macedonia953-1%
30Serbia837+9.1%
31Bolivia832+1.3%
32Paraguay820-0.8%
33Bulgaria806+7.4%
34Palau804+1%
35Montenegro787-3.3%
36Latvia781+0.7%
37Ecuador779+6.1%
38Bahamas776+0.1%
39Trinidad and Tobago723+1.7%
40Fiji703+4.6%
41Chile689+3.3%
42Argentina686-9.9%
43Saint Kitts and Nevis664+3.9%
44Jordan647+0.5%
45Marshall Islands640+1.9%
46Antigua and Barbuda636+4.3%
47Morocco622+3.7%
48Colombia594+7.3%
49Dominican Republic588+2%
50Uruguay587+2.4%
51Turkmenistan584+13.7%
52Iran568-10.2%
53Belize543+7.8%
54Belarus542+9.9%
55Azerbaijan532+1.1%
56Bosnia and Herzegovina527-1%
57Algeria524+11.4%
58Albania504-1.2%
59Dominica492+4.5%
60Lebanon491-45.6%
61Peru491+1.1%
62Russia479+8.3%
63Gabon478+2.8%
64Mongolia450+34.7%
65Brazil446+4.5%
66Armenia429+26.9%
67Tunisia428+8.5%
68Guyana428+5.7%
69Barbados404-2.2%
70Suriname403-25.1%
71Nepal402-2.9%
72Equatorial Guinea388-1.4%
73Qatar366n/a
74Jamaica356-6.5%
75Republic of the Congo351+3.4%
76Samoa344+34.1%
77Laos338-0.8%
78Kazakhstan311-3.5%
79Vanuatu310-3.9%
80Uzbekistan288-0.3%
81Mexico287+15.8%
82Myanmar287-1.9%
83Libya284-19%
84Lesotho284-2.9%
85Timor-Leste267-3.5%
86Chad265-3.6%
87Côte d’Ivoire255-1.5%
88Papua New Guinea250-3.5%
89Senegal236-0.2%
90Comoros235-1.5%
91India234-1.2%
92Cape Verde233-2.5%
93Solomon Islands210-1.7%
94Nigeria210-7.2%
95Mali209-0.2%
96Democratic Republic of the Congo208-8.2%
97Sri Lanka204-11.9%
98Benin183-2.5%
99Burkina Faso181-0.9%
100Cameroon171+3.2%
101Togo155+2.5%
102Madagascar153-4%
103Guinea143-2.4%
104Niger137+2.5%
105Ghana137-0.5%
106Tajikistan133-3.1%
107Angola125-15%
108Malawi125+38.5%
109Central African Republic123+3.2%
110Uganda99-2.8%
111Kyrgyzstan86+3.8%
112Guinea-Bissau86+0.1%
113Gambia85+0.2%
114Syria28-32.9%
115Georgia20-4.6%

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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. 6 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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 2,222 international $ in 2020, according to International Labour Organization.

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

Georgia, with 20 international $ in 2020.

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. 6 countries have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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