Data for 2016
Low Pay Rate, 2016
2016, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Low Pay Rate, 2016 covers 60 countries. Timor-Leste is highest, at 36.71; Belgium is lowest, at 4.10. The middle country reads 19.91. Against 2015, 48 values changed (20 up, 28 down), 10 countries joined, 8 left.
Low Pay Rate · Data for 2016
HighestTimor-Leste
36.71
LowestBelgium
4.10Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Low Pay Rate, 2016, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 60 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 36.71 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 2 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 35.67 | Household Income and Expenditure Survey | — | — |
| 3 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 32.59 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 4 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 32.20 | Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey | — | — |
| 5 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 32.13 | Continuous Household Employment Survey | — | — |
| 6 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 31.95 | Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire | Geographical coverage: Main cities or metropolitan areas | — |
| 7 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 31.38 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 8 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 30.79 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 9 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 28.83 | National Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 10 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 28.48 | Household Budget Survey | — | — |
| 11 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 27.47 | Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey | — | — |
| 12 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 27.08 | Current Population Survey | — | — |
| 13 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 25.11 | Labour Force Sample Survey | — | Break in series |
| 14 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 24.95 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 15 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 24.41 | Labour Force Survey | — | Break in series |
| 16 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 24.35 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 17 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 24.20 | Sample Survey on average wages and salaries of employees | — | — |
| 18 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 23.50 | Survey on labor conditions by employment type | — | — |
| 19 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 23.15 | Household Income and Expenditure Survey | — | Break in series |
| 20 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 23.14 | Income Survey | — | — |
| 21 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 22.39 | Continuous Household Survey | — | — |
| 22 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 22.33 | Household Sample Survey | — | — |
| 23 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 22.27 | National Household Survey | — | — |
| 24 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 21.77 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 25 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 21.67 | Structure of wages and salaries by Occupations | — | — |
| 26 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 21.59 | Continuous National Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 27 |  PeruPERSouth America | 21.51 | National Household Survey | — | — |
| 28 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 21.26 | Household Socio-Economic Survey | — | — |
| 29 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 21.15 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 30 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 20.07 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 31 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 19.76 | Periodic Census of Employers | — | — |
| 32 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 19.72 | National Occupation and Employment Survey | — | — |
| 33 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 19.57 | National Survey on Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment | — | — |
| 34 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 19.55 | Survey of Individual Wages and Earnings | — | — |
| 35 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 19.45 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 36 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 19.42 | Employment, Unemployment Survey | — | — |
| 37 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 19.00 | Monthly Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 38 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 18.83 | German Socio-Economic Panel | — | — |
| 39 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 18.24 | Multi-purpose Household Survey | — | — |
| 40 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 18.23 | Continuous Sample Survey of the Population | — | — |
| 41 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 18.08 | Supplemental Income Survey | — | — |
| 42 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 16.43 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 43 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 15.63 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 44 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 15.43 | Wage Tax Statistics | — | — |
| 45 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 14.83 | Labour Market Survey | — | — |
| 46 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 14.49 | Integrated Household Survey | — | — |
| 47 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 14.43 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 48 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 14.00 | Household Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 49 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 13.86 | Household Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 50 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 12.82 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 51 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 12.66 | Wage Structure Survey | — | — |
| 52 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 11.97 | Continuous National Household Sample Survey | — | — |
| 53 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 11.19 | Household Economic Survey | — | — |
| 54 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 11.12 | Employment Survey | — | — |
| 55 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 10.67 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 56 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 8.23 | Insurance Records | — | — |
| 57 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 7.70 | Labour-related Establishment Survey | — | — |
| 58 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 7.08 | Income Distribution Survey | — | — |
| 59 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 5.32 | Employment Survey | — | — |
| 60 | BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 4.10 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +10 / −8countries joined / left
- 48values changed, of 50 in both
- 20 · 28rose · fell
- 2unchanged
Rose most
- Chile12.10 → 18.08+5.98
- Peru19.12 → 21.51+2.38
- Ecuador17.57 → 19.57+2.00
- El Salvador16.43 → 18.24+1.81
- Honduras30.46 → 32.20+1.74
Fell most
- Thailand29.49 → 12.82−16.66
- Indonesia34.16 → 28.83−5.33
- Brazil16.07 → 11.97−4.10
- Mexico22.88 → 19.72−3.16
- New Zealand13.89 → 11.19−2.70
+ DR Congo+ Fiji+ Kenya+ Liberia+ Maldives+ Namibia+ Poland+ Eswatini+ Timor-Leste+ Venezuela
− Spain
− Ghana
− Madagascar
− Myanmar
− Malaysia
− Pakistan
− Puerto Rico
− South AfricaBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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 2016.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
116 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
ILO marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Break in series.
05The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2016). Low Pay Rate, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/low-pay-rate/2016
0618 held
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Low Pay Rate, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest low pay in Low Pay Rate, 2016?
Timor-Leste, at 36.71, of the 60 countries in the file.
What year does Low Pay Rate, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Low Pay Rate, 2016 cover?
60.
Where can I download Low Pay Rate, 2016?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Low Pay Rate, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Low Pay Rate, 2024.