Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009) by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
49.5%
Greece
Lowest
30.5%
Romania
Median
41.0%
Years covered
11
1999–2009
Data points
265
What the numbers show
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 49.5% in Greece; the lowest is 30.5% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.0%, and the mean is 40.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 43.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 11.6%).
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 49.5% | 2008 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 2 | Malta | 49.3% | 2009 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 47.3% | 2008 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 47.2% | 2009 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 45.8% | 2009 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 45.8% | 2009 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 43.9% | 2009 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 43.9% | 2009 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 42.3% | 2009 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 42.3% | 2009 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 41.3% | 2009 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 11 | Latvia | 41.3% | 2009 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 13 | Poland | 41.0% | 2009 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 41.0% | 2009 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 40.9% | 2009 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 39.0% | 2009 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 38.8% | 2008 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 38.6% | 2009 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 38.6% | 2009 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 20 | United States of America | 36.7% | 2009 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 20 | United States | 36.7% | 2009 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 36.5% | 2008 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 35.7% | 2009 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 35.7% | 2009 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 34.1% | 2008 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 34.1% | 2008 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 25 | Czechia | 34.1% | 2009 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 30.5% | 2008 | up 43.2% | rising |