Real minimum wages at constant prices β Statutory minimum wages in Chile
Chile: Real minimum wages at constant prices β Statutory minimum wages was 6,551 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. β² Rising
Real minimum wages at constant prices β Statutory minimum wages in Chile, 1990β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
In 2025, real minimum wages at constant prices β statutory minimum wages in Chile stood at 6,551 US dollars, exchange rate converted. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices β statutory minimum wages in Chile peaked at 6,551 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,768 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1990.
That places Chile 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,262 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,768 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,847 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,423 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,050 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,844 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,563 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,942 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5,300 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,756 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5,393 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6,551 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 19 Hungary 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 20 Costa Rica 9,479 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 21 Bulgaria 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 23 Colombia 4,917 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 24 Peru 3,798 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 25 Mexico 3,768 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0008 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1,248 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 911.18 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0011 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8283 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 14,905 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 β statutory minimum wages in Chile?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices β statutory minimum wages in Chile was 6,551 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 β statutory minimum wages recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6,551 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices β statutory minimum wages recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,768 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for real minimum wages at constant prices β statutory minimum wages?
- Chile ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices β statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices β 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.