Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009) in Latvia
Latvia: Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009) was 41.3 in 2009. ▬ Flat
Latest (2009)
41.3
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
11th
of 28 countries
All-time high
41.9
in 2004
All-time low
33.3
in 2006
Years of data
11
1999–2009
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Latvia, 1999–2009
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2009, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Latvia stood at 41.3.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Latvia peaked at 41.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.3, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 11th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.4 | — |
| 2000 | 34.8 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 39.7 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 37.4 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 39.9 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 41.9 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 36.2 | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 33.3 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 34.2 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 37.4 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 41.3 | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.61 | 33.3 | 41.9 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Latvia?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Latvia was 41.3 in 2009, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9 in 2004.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3 in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 28 countries with data for 2009.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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