Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Belgium
Belgium: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▬ Flat
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Belgium, 1975–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Belgium peaked at 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25,498 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1975.
That places Belgium 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,717 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 25,498 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 25,843 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5 |
| 1980s | 26,824 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 25,697 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 27,602 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,668 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 28,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,836 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,435 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 28,004 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,171 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,732 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 27,553 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,611 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,745 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 3 Ireland 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 4 Australia 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 5 Germany 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 7 New Zealand 28,311 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 8 Canada 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 9 France 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0835 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 5,070 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0205 (1998)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 48.68 (1998)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 34.57 (1998)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0289 (1998)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 0.9832 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Belgium?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Belgium was 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,498 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1975.
- How does Belgium rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.