Malta vs Romania: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Romania, a difference of 2,161 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 16th and Romania ranks 18th of 26 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,515 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,013 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10,502 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Malta |
| 2000s | 11,799 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,054 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 9,745 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Malta |
| 2010s | 12,252 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 4,800 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 7,452 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Malta |
| 2020s | 12,439 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 9,288 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,152 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, Malta or Romania?
- Malta, at 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between Malta and Romania?
- 2,161 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Malta ranks 16th and Romania ranks 18th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.