Eritrea  Minimum Wage, Labor Law, and Employment Data Sheet Eritrea Minimum Wage Rate 2024

Appx. Yearly Minimum Wage
$526.00 USD
Rank by Min. Wage
112 / 197
Gross National Product
$650.00 USD

Eritrea has a government-mandated minimum wage, and no worker in Eritrea can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay. Employers in Eritrea who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by Eritrea's government.

What is the Eritrea Minimum Wage?

Eritrea's Minimum Wage is the lowest amount a worker can be legally paid for his work. Most countries have a nation-wide minimum wage that all workers must be paid.

Eritrea has no country-wide minimum wage requirement,although minimum wage is 360 Eritrean nakfa per month ($24) in the public sector. Eritrea's minimum wage was last changed in 1-Jan-2015.

How does Eritrea's minimum wage compare to the minimum wage in other countries?

Eritrea's yearly minimum wage is $526.00 in International Currency. International Currency is a measure of currency based on the value of the United States dollar in 2009. There are 112 countries with a higher Minimum Wage then Eritrea, and Eritrea is in the bottom percent of all countries based on the yearly minimum wage rate.

Facts and statistics about Eritrea

Eritrea is a country located in the Eastern Africa region with a population of 3,850,000 and an average life span of 55.8 years.

Local Name Ertra
Gross National Product $650.00
Government Type Republic
Current Leader Isayas Afewerki [Isaias Afwerki]
Independence Year 1993
Continent & Region Africa, Eastern Africa
Surface Area 117,600 square kilometers
ISO 3166 Country Code ER

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