In 2010, the national minimum wage in Kyrgyzstan remained fixed at €7.9 per month, that is 95 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 500 Som and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 200 Som per month from the previous year, 66.67%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2009 which was 0%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Kyrgyzstan is in 93 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 96 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 2010 and see all the information about this country in Kyrgyzstan economy.