Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain
Spain: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 36.5% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Latest (2008)
36.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 28 countries
All-time high
36.5%
in 2007
All-time low
32.9%
in 2003
Years of data
9
2000–2008
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain, 2000–2008
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2008, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain stood at 36.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain peaked at 36.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2003.
Spain ranks 22nd of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain was 36.5% in 2008, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 28 countries with data for 2008.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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