Data for 2000
Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000
2000, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000 covers 94 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,292.6; Tajikistan is lowest, at 1.7. The middle country reads 167.1.
Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2000
HighestLuxembourg
1,292.6
LowestTajikistan
1.7Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 94 countries · select a heading to sort
| LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 1,292.6 | 1,221.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 1,249.0 | 1,111.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1,205.7 | 1,670.0 | Australian dollar (AUD) | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 1,185.3 | 1,096.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1,157.9 | 1,083.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 939.9 | 945.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 938.5 | 1,192.0 | Canadian Dollar (CAD) | Mean of regional minimum wages |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 893.0 | 893.0 | United States dollar (USD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 866.8 | 1,307.7 | New Zealand dollar (NZD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 791.1 | 510.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 761.5 | 592.0 | British pound (GBP) | Singular national minimum wage |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 738.1 | 2,965.0 | New Shekel (ILS) | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 722.9 | 534.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 660.1 | 371.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 646.1 | 114,226.7 | Yen (JPY) | Regional; mean of regional minimum wages |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 645.4 | 496.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 531.6 | 680,162.0 | Guarani (PYG) | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 530.4 | 371.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 453.2 | 239.2 | Balboa (PAB) | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 437.6 | 361,600.0 | South Korean won (KRW) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 437.5 | 6,521.0 | Philippine peso (PHP) | Regional |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 392.7 | 975.0 | Quetzal (GTQ) | Minimum |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 391.1 | 1,700.0 | Kuna (HRK) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 390.8 | 63,539.0 | Colon (CRC) | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 378.5 | 56,298.7 | Rwandan franc (RWF) | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 374.7 | 1,674.0 | Moroccan dirham (MAD) | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 362.2 | 119.0 | Turkish lira (TRY) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 345.7 | 700.0 | Zloty (PLN) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 339.2 | 4,212.0 | Baht (THB) | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 324.7 | 458,010.0 | Iranian rial (IRR) | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 309.4 | 4,809.0 | Kenyan shilling (KES) | Occupational |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 292.1 | 260,100.0 | Colombian peso (COP) | Singular national minimum wage |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 291.9 | 80.0 | Jordanian dinar (JOD) | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 291.8 | 4,500.0 | Koruna (CZK) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 262.2 | 96,042.0 | Chilean peso (CLP) | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 259.5 | 410.0 | Nuevo sol (PEN) | Singular national minimum wage |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 259.1 | 169.0 | Tunisian dinar (TND) | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 225.3 | 113.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 222.7 | 25,500.0 | Forint (HUF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 221.4 | 600.0 | Kwanza (AOA) | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 216.3 | 6,000.0 | Algerian dinar (DZD) | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 215.2 | 1,757.0 | Dominican peso (DOP) | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 213.2 | 88.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 200.0 | 5,200.0 | Jamaican dollar (JMD) | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 188.6 | 5,500.0 | Naira (NGN) | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 174.8 | 89.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 169.2 | 94.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 164.9 | 355.0 | Bolivian (BOB) | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 160.5 | 36,607.0 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 159.2 | 962.0 | Lempira (HNL) | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 157.1 | 355.0 | Pula (BWP) | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 148.3 | 502.0 | Loti (LSL) | Minimum |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 142.3 | 36,244.0 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 142.1 | 151.0 | Real (BRL) | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 135.6 | 28,811.0 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 134.8 | 913.0 | New Peso (MXN) | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 122.1 | 7,000.0 | Lek (ALL) | Singular national minimum wage |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 121.5 | 1,060.0 | Uruguayan peso (UYU) | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 119.5 | 26,000.0 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 117.5 | 1,170.0 | Indian rupee (INR) | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 117.4 | 600.0 | Cordoba (NIO) | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 117.3 | 25,000.0 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 117.0 | 38.0 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 116.1 | 1,500.0 | Pakistani rupee (PKR) | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 116.0 | 2,227.0 | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 113.6 | 1,950.0 | Nepalese rupee (NPR) | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 111.2 | 412.0 | Yuan (CNY) | Regional |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 110.2 | 25,480.0 | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 101.9 | 216,500.0 | Indonesian rupiah (IDR) | Mean of regional minimum wages |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 101.6 | 32,031.2 | Malagasy ariary (MGA) | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 98.4 | 23,514.0 | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 95.5 | 70.0 | Romanian leu (RON) | Singular national minimum wage |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 88.0 | 118.0 | Hryvnia (UAH) | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 85.2 | 175.0 | Birr (ETB) | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 85.0 | 30,000.0 | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 75.7 | 293.0 | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 64.1 | 2,680.0 | Tenge (KZT) | Minimum |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 63.1 | 11.3 | Cedi (GHS) | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 61.9 | 13,757.0 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | — |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 51.7 | 30.0 | Sudanese pound (SDG) | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 51.2 | 93,600.0 | Kip (LAK) | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 46.3 | 1,430.0 | Malawian kwacha (MWK) | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 45.2 | 180,000.0 | Dông (VND) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 38.3 | 5,000.0 | Dram (AMD) | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 38.2 | 35.0 | Egyptian pound (EGP) | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 37.9 | 471.0 | Serbian dinar (RSD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 36.2 | 20.0 | Lari (GEL) | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 17.5 | 132.0 | Russian ruble (RUB) | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 14.0 | 3,467.0 | Burundian franc (BIF) | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 11.2 | 100.0 | Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 10.6 | 6,000.0 | Ugandan shilling (UGX) | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 6.9 | 18.0 | Moldovan leu (MDL) | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 5.7 | 1.1 | Azerbaijani manat (AZN) | Singular national minimum wage |
| TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 1.7 | 1.0 | Somoni (TJS) | — |
02In 2000
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Luxembourg1,292.6
- Netherlands1,249.0
- Australia1,205.7
- Belgium1,185.3
- France1,157.9
Lowest
- Tajikistan1.7
- Azerbaijan5.7
- Moldova6.9
- Uganda10.6
- Kyrgyzstan11.2
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 167.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Minimum wage per month, local currency
Highest
Paraguay680,162.0Lowest
Tajikistan1.0Middle country: 1,140.5
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2000.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
54 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2000). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2000
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06Questions
Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000: questions and answers
Which country has the highest minimum wage in Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000?
Luxembourg, at 1,292.6, of the 94 countries in the file.
What year does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000 describe?
2000.
How many countries does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000 cover?
94.
Where can I download Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024.