Sri Lanka has been ranked 120th out of 130 countries in purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted monthly minimum wages, according to data compiled by Visual Capitalist using International Labour Organization (ILO) statistics.
The report reveals that Sri Lanka’s monthly minimum wage stands at USD 200, placing the nation near the bottom of the global list and ranking lowest among surveyed South Asian countries. Sri Lanka trails behind regional peers, including Pakistan (68th with USD 570), Nepal (78th with USD 490), Bangladesh (89th with USD 379), and India (111th with USD 233).
On the global scale, Switzerland claimed the top spot with a PPP-adjusted monthly minimum wage of USD 3,804. South Korea recorded the highest figure in Asia at USD 2,362. The top ten global rankings also featured Germany (USD 2,928), the United Kingdom (USD 2,902), the Netherlands (USD 2,876), Australia (USD 2,819), Belgium (USD 2,752), Iceland (USD 2,730), New Zealand (USD 2,673), France (USD 2,465), and Ireland (USD 2,433).
Only ten nations ranked below Sri Lanka in the index, namely Niger, Bhutan, Haiti, Guinea, the Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Guinea‑Bissau, and Gambia.
