Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Romania
Romania: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Romania, 1996–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
Romania recorded 10,871 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 8.4% on the previous year and up 148.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Romania peaked at 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 930.92 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1999.
Romania ranks 18th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,013 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 930.92 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,113 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,054 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,117 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,800 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,938 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,263 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,288 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,489 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 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
- 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
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1682 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 5.95 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 4.34 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.2303 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 0.6778 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.5575 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 12,565 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 Romania?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Romania was 10,871 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 930.92 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.