Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Latvia

Latvia: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 10,034 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
10,034 US dollars, exchange rate converted
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
9th
of 9 regions
All-time high
10,034 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 2025
All-time low
1,568 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 1992
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Latvia, 1992–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1992200820251992: 1.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted1993: 1.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted1994: 2.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted1995: 2.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted1996: 2.2k US dollars, exchange rate converted1997: 2.2k US dollars, exchange rate converted1998: 2.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted1999: 2.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2000: 2.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2001: 2.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2002: 3.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2003: 3.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2004: 3.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2005: 3.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2006: 3.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2007: 4.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2008: 5.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2009: 5.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2010: 5.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2011: 6.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2012: 5.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2013: 5.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2014: 6.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2015: 7.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2016: 7.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2017: 7.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2018: 8.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted2019: 8.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2020: 8.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2021: 9.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2022: 7.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2023: 8.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2024: 9.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2025: 10.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 10,034 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Latvia peaked at 10,034 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,568 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1992.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,093 US dollars, exchange rate converted 1,568 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2,712 US dollars, exchange rate converted 8
2000s 3,791 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2,642 US dollars, exchange rate converted 5,567 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2010s 6,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted 5,628 US dollars, exchange rate converted 8,330 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2020s 8,944 US dollars, exchange rate converted 7,760 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10,034 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 6 Belgium 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  2. 7 New Zealand 28,311 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  3. 8 Canada 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  4. 9 France 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  5. 10 Israel 21,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  6. 11 Spain 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  7. 12 United States 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Latvia?
Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Latvia was 10,034 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 Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 10,034 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,568 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1992.
How does Latvia rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
Latvia ranks 9th out of 9 regions with data for 2025.
Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latvia 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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Indicator
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Unit
US dollars, exchange rate converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 1,478 data points, 1960–2025
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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.