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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2002

2002, 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, 2002 covers 96 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,398.8; Tajikistan is lowest, at 4.6. The middle country reads 202.8. Against 2001, 93 values changed (61 up, 32 down), 2 countries joined, 2 left.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2002

HighestLuxembourg

1,398.8

LowestTajikistan

4.6

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, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 96 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2002: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,398.81,322.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,366.51,232.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,276.71,163.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,274.41,154.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,258.21,791.0Australian dollar (AUD)—
CanadaCANNorthern America946.41,218.0Canadian Dollar (CAD)Mean of regional minimum wages
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe940.21,009.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
United StatesUSANorthern America893.0893.0United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand889.61,385.6New Zealand dollar (NZD)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe883.5675.0British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe817.7582.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe809.6532.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia801.93,267.0New Shekel (ILS)—
JapanJPNEastern Asia704.7114,920.0Yen (JPY)Regional; mean of regional minimum wages
SpainESPSouthern Europe683.7516.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe672.1418.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BahamasBHSCaribbean609.3693.0Bahamian dollar (BSD)—
ParaguayPRYSouth America603.4876,048.0Guarani (PYG)—
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe562.5406.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
South KoreaKOREastern Asia544.5474,600.0South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia473.07,303.0Philippine peso (PHP)Regional
PanamaPANCentral America467.2239.2Balboa (PAB)—
GuatemalaGTMCentral America417.11,150.0Quetzal (GTQ)—
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe415.61,800.0Kuna (HRK)Singular national minimum wage
Costa RicaCRICentral America410.477,578.0Colon (CRC)—

02In 2002

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,398.8
  2. Netherlands1,366.5
  3. Belgium1,276.7
  4. France1,274.4
  5. Australia1,258.2

Lowest

  1. Tajikistan4.6
  2. Kyrgyzstan10.7
  3. Uganda10.9
  4. Burundi13.5
  5. Azerbaijan28.8

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 202.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestParaguay876,048.0

    LowestTajikistan4.0

    Middle country: 1,238.5

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

  • +2 / −2countries joined / left
  • 93values changed, of 94 in both
  • 61 · 32rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Bahamas+ Niger− Hungary− Serbia

04Caveats

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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 2002.

  • 57 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2002). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2002

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