In 2013, the national minimum wage in Belarus remained fixed at €135.1 per month, that is 1,621 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Belarusian rubles, which is the official currency in Belarus, we can see that, this year, it was 1,532,230 Belarusian rubles and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 360,620 Belarusian rubles per month from the previous year, 30.78%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2012 which was 21.8%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Belarus is in 70 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 106 of the list.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.
In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Belarus. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2013 and see all the information about this country in Belarus economy.