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Sri Lanka Wages: Minimum and Average

Sri Lanka Wages Data

Indicator Data Period
Minimum Wages 12500 LKR/Month | 38.644 USD/Month 2023


Latest data on Minimum Wages (LKR/Month)

Minimum Wages
                     Sri Lanka - Historical Data (LKR/Month)

What is minimum wage in Sri Lanka?

  • Minimum Wages in Sri Lanka remained unchanged at 12500 LKR/Month (38.644 USD/Month) in 2023. The maximum rate of minimum wage for employees was 10000 LKR/Month and minimum was 10000 LKR/Month.
  • Data published Yearly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (LKR/Month) by years

Data
Period
Date
12500 2023 14.09.2023
12500 2022 30.06.2022
10000 2021 23.02.2021
10000 2019 03.05.2020
10000 2018 22.08.2018
10000 2017 21.06.2018


Historical Chart by prime ministers (LKR/Month)

Minimum Wages in Sri Lanka by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Sri Lanka

Index Updated Actual Previous
Unemployment Rate 2Q/23 5.2 % 4.7
Labor Force Participation Rate 2Q/23 48.6 % 49.9
Living Wage Individual 2018 156.285 USD/Month 156.285
Wages High Skilled 2018 308.81 USD/Month 326.533
Wages Low Skilled  2018 115.468 USD/Month 126.209

Minimum Wages in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2023 72.683 USD/Month 72.683
Kyrgyzstan 2023 26.281 USD/Month 22.154
Cambodia 2023 200 USD/Month 194
China 2023 354.795 USD/Month 354.795
Israel 2023 1408.743 USD/Month 1365.257
South Korea 2023 1150.146 USD/Month 1095.149
Taiwan 2023 823.122 USD/Month 787.267
Vietnam 2023 191.539 USD/Month 191.539
Armenia 2023 185.924 USD/Month 168.571
Hong Kong 2023 819.462 USD/Month 768.246
Indonesia 2023 311.987 USD/Month 295.432
Japan 2023 1074.675 USD/Month 1030.701
Kazakhstan 2023 146.934 USD/Month 125.943
Malaysia 2019 267.96 USD/Month 247.49
Philippines 2023 12810 USD/Month 11970
Qatar 2023 274.62 USD/Month 274.62
Sri Lanka 2023 38.644 USD/Month 38.644
Thailand 2023 203.529 USD/Month 203.529
Oman 2023 844.156 USD/Month 844.156
Azerbaijan 2023 202.941 USD/Month 176.471