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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2013

2013, 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, 2013 covers 145 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,942.55; Uganda is lowest, at 5.64. The middle country reads 401.61. Against 2012, 136 values changed (80 up, 56 down), 8 countries joined.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2013

HighestLuxembourg

1,942.55

LowestUganda

5.64

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, 2013, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 145 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2013: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,942.551,874Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,775.972,696Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia1,734.973,000Saudi riyal (SAR)—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,724.001,502Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,693.451,478Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,660.681,430Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia1,549.00325Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,512.991,462Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,481.332,383New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,286.441,020British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,263.681,647Canadian Dollar (CAD)—
United StatesUSANorthern America1,257.001,257United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia1,242.39132,427Yen (JPY)Regional
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1,177.78784Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia1,173.70151,985CFP franc (XPF)Minimum
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,143.28855Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe1,078.06703Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia1,044.976,370Hong Kong dollar (HKD)Sectoral
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1,040.361,015,740South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe992.81753Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia971.334,300New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe950.18684Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PolandPOLEastern Europe854.411,600Zloty (PLN)Singular national minimum wage
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe851.37566Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
LebanonLBNWestern Asia788.76675,000Lebanese pound (LBP)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2013

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,942.55
  2. Australia1,775.97
  3. Saudi Arabia1,734.97
  4. Belgium1,724.00
  5. Netherlands1,693.45

Lowest

  1. Uganda5.64
  2. Burundi6.23
  3. Rwanda9.68
  4. Georgia25.50
  5. Kyrgyzstan45.50

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 401.61. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestVietnam1,950,000

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 2,600

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

  • +8 / −0countries joined / left
  • 136values changed, of 137 in both
  • 80 · 56rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Guinea+ Guyana+ North Macedonia+ Montenegro+ Malaysia+ Saudi Arabia+ Serbia+ Turkmenistan

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 2013.

  • 12 empty cells

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

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2013). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2013

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