Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Malta
Malta: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Malta, 1996–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Malta peaked at 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,457 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1998.
That places Malta 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Malta, year by year
| Year | US dollars, exchange rate converted | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11,467 US dollars, exchange rate converted | — |
| 1997 | 11,473 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11,457 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 11,664 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 11,525 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 11,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 11,634 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11,804 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11,653 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 11,735 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 11,903 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 12,178 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 11,925 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 12,046 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 12,274 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12,064 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 12,042 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12,233 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12,300 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12,318 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12,290 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12,277 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12,325 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12,472 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 12,506 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11,897 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 11,880 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12,850 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +1.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,905 US dollars, exchange rate converted, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,515 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,457 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,664 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 4 |
| 2000s | 11,799 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,525 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 12,178 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,252 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 12,042 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 12,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,439 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,880 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 13 Japan 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 14 Portugal 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 15 Greece 13,724 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 17 Czechia 11,407 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 18 Romania 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 19 Hungary 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -36.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 611.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5772 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 446.61 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Malta?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Malta was 13,032 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,457 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.