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NMW Colombia 2015

The national minimum wage increase in Colombia

In 2015, the national minimum wage in Colombia remained fixed at €222.6 per month, that is 2,671 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in Colombian pesos, which is the official currency in Colombia, we can see that, this year, it was 644,350 Colombian pesos and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 28,350 Colombian pesos per month from the previous year, 4.6%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2014 which was 3.7%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Colombia is in 59 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 112 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 Colombia. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2015 and see all the information about this country in Colombia economy.

Colombia - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
2015644,350.0$235.0€222.6
2014616,000.0$307.7€232.0
2013589,500.0$315.5€252.9
2012566,700.0$315.4€224.7
2011535,600.0$288.1€208.6
2010515,000.0$271.3€175.6
2009496,900.0$230.2€159.3
2008461,500.0$234.5€159.9
2007433,700.0$208.7€148.1
2006408,000.0$172.8€151.2
2005381,500.0$164.4€116.3
2004358,000.0$136.2€103.0
2003332,000.0$115.4€111.6
2002309,000.0$123.4€152.4
2001286,000.0$124.4€138.7
2000260,100.0$124.6€138.2
1999236,460.0$134.6
1998203,826.0$142.9
1997172,005.0$150.8
1996142,125.0$137.1
1995118,934.0$130.3
199498,700.0$122.7
199381,510.0$110.5
199265,190.0$103.1
199151,716.0
199041,025.0
198932,560.0
198825,637.0
198720,510.0
198616,811.0
198513,558.0
198411,298.0
Colombia - Minimum wages