Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Portugal
Portugal: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Portugal, 1977–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Portugal peaked at 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,854 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1984.
That places Portugal 14th 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 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,741 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6,230 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 7,760 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3 |
| 1980s | 6,844 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5,854 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,166 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,938 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 7,496 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,365 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,675 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,465 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 9,532 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,132 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 9,485 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,330 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,705 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,993 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 11 Spain 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 12 United States of America 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 13 Japan 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 15 Greece 13,724 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 16 Malta 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 17 Czechia 11,407 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.117 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 3,755 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0041 (1998)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 241.94 (1998)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 171.83 (1998)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0058 (1998)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Portugal?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Portugal was 13,763 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,854 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1984.
- How does Portugal rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.