In 2009, the national minimum wage in Kyrgyzstan remained fixed at €5.4 per month, that is 65 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Som, which is the official currency in Kyrgyzstan, we can see that, this year, it was 300 Som and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable, while the CPI of 2008 which was 20%, so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Kyrgyzstan is in 89 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 92 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 Kyrgyzstan. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2009 and see all the information about this country in Kyrgyzstan economy.