Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Brazil
Brazil: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 3,260 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Brazil, 1980–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Brazil is 3,260 US dollars, exchange rate converted, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Brazil peaked at 5,694 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1,237 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1995.
Brazil ranks 26th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,868 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,814 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5,694 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,996 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,237 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,231 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,870 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,411 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,437 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,847 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,568 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,030 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,076 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,960 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,260 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1327 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 7.53 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 5.5 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1818 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 9,748 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Brazil?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Brazil was 3,260 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5,694 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1981.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,237 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Brazil ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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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.