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Minimum wage

9 of 54 countries reporting · statutory · national instruments

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Latest reported period varies by country — dates shown

Rank Country Value descending As of vs previous
1 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire CFA75,000 / month · 2023 2023 —
2 🇳🇬 Nigeria ₦70,000 / month · 2024 2024 —
3 🇩🇿 Algeria DA24,000 / month · 2026 2026 —
4 🇰🇪 Kenya KSh16,113.75 / month · 2024 2024 —
5 🇪🇬 Egypt E£7,000 / month · 2025 2025 —
6 🇿🇦 South Africa R30.23 / hour · 2026 2026 —
7 🇲🇦 Morocco DH17.92 / hour · 2026 2026 —
— 🇦🇴 Angola amount unconfirmed — —
— 🇪🇹 Ethiopia no statutory minimum — —

Values are in each country’s local currency. Rank order is not a real-wage comparison.

Credit ratings

Rank Country Fitch Moody's S&P
1 🇿🇦 South Africa BB Ba2 BB
2 🇪🇬 Egypt B Caa1 B
3 🇳🇬 Nigeria B B3 B
4 🇬🇭 Ghana B Caa1 B-
5 🇰🇪 Kenya B- B3 B

Sorted by median ordinal across available agencies (Fitch / Moody's / S&P scales aligned at equivalent notches); ties broken alphabetically by country. Grades are never averaged or converted to a blended score — ordinals stay ordinals.