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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000

2000, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

This is the lowest monthly wage the law allows an employer to pay, converted by the International Labour Organization into dollars of equal purchasing power, so that a legal pay floor set in pesos can be compared with one set in euros or rupees.

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.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2000

HighestLuxembourg

1,292.6

LowestTajikistan

1.7

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

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

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2000: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,292.61,221.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,249.01,111.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,205.71,670.0Australian dollar (AUD)—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,185.31,096.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,157.91,083.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe939.9945.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America938.51,192.0Canadian Dollar (CAD)Mean of regional minimum wages
United StatesUSANorthern America893.0893.0United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand866.81,307.7New Zealand dollar (NZD)Singular national minimum wage
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe791.1510.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe761.5592.0British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia738.12,965.0New Shekel (ILS)—
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe722.9534.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe660.1371.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia646.1114,226.7Yen (JPY)Regional; mean of regional minimum wages
SpainESPSouthern Europe645.4496.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
ParaguayPRYSouth America531.6680,162.0Guarani (PYG)—
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe530.4371.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PanamaPANCentral America453.2239.2Balboa (PAB)—
South KoreaKOREastern Asia437.6361,600.0South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia437.56,521.0Philippine peso (PHP)Regional
GuatemalaGTMCentral America392.7975.0Quetzal (GTQ)Minimum
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe391.11,700.0Kuna (HRK)Singular national minimum wage
Costa RicaCRICentral America390.863,539.0Colon (CRC)—
RwandaRWAEastern Africa378.556,298.7Rwandan franc (RWF)—

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,292.6
  2. Netherlands1,249.0
  3. Australia1,205.7
  4. Belgium1,185.3
  5. France1,157.9

Lowest

  1. Tajikistan1.7
  2. Azerbaijan5.7
  3. Moldova6.9
  4. Uganda10.6
  5. 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

    HighestParaguay680,162.0

    LowestTajikistan1.0

    Middle country: 1,140.5

03Caveats

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How values are stored

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2000.

  • 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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