Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Colombia
Colombia: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers was 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025. β² Rising
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Colombia, 2007β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Colombia peaked at 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, in 2014.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.31 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 52.21 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 54.89 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.24 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 51.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 56.16 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.84 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 53.68 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Costa Rica 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 2 Mexico 61.14 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 4 New Zealand 54.56 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 51.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 6 France 50.42 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Colombia?
- Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Colombia was 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025.
- What is the lowest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.