In 2016, the national minimum wage in Belarus remained fixed at €107.8 per month, that is 1,294 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 239.4 Belarusian rubles and accordingly, the national minimum wage has fallen 2,179,818.6 Belarusian rubles per month, so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Belarus is in 83 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 114 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 2016 and see all the information about this country in Belarus economy.