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Which Country Guarantees the Highest Minimum Wage to the Average?

Minimum Wage (As % of Gross Wage) (%), 2017 or latest

Labour | December 12, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 25 countries in 2017, Albania ranked the highest in Minimum Wage (As % of Gross Wage) with 49.0% followed by Greece and Poland. On the other end of the scale was USA with 24.9%, Ukraine with 32.8% and Spain with 35.3%.

Data for more countries are available at Minimum Wage (As % of Gross Wage) indicator page.

Minimum Wage (As % of Gross Wage)	Unit	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Albania	%															54.8%	56.3%	56.4%	52.4%	47.0%
Belgium	%															42.9%	42.6%	42.5%	42.1%	42.1%
Brazil	%	...	...	...	...	...	...									34.3%	44.0%	44.3%	43.8%	42.9%	...	...
Bulgaria	%	...	...													35.0%	39.7%	40.0%	41.4%	43.3%		...
Costa Rica	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		42.2%	40.4%	39.4%	41.4%	41.7%		...
France	%															47.5%	48.6%	48.1%	48.1%	48.0%
Germany	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	46.0%
Greece	%															51.5%	41.9%	45.6%	45.9%	46.9%
Hungary	%															32.1%	37.4%	38.6%	39.9%	42.5%
Latvia	%															62.7%	61.6%	58.8%	39.7%	45.9%
Poland	%															39.0%	41.2%	43.3%	44.6%	46.0%
Portugal	%															40.8%	41.9%	40.7%	41.3%	42.8%
Romania	%															33.0%	32.8%	35.7%	38.1%	40.6%		...
Serbia	%	...	...													45.6%	47.4%	44.4%	40.6%	41.2%
United Kingdom	%	...	...													34.5%	38.0%	37.0%	36.7%	40.1%