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NMW Paraguay 2008

The national minimum wage in Paraguay remained fixed

In 2008, the national minimum wage in Paraguay remained fixed at €197.3 per month, that is 2,368 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in Guaranies, which is the official currency in Paraguay, we can see that, this year, it was 1,341,775 Guaranies and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable, while the CPI of 2007 which was 6%, so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Paraguay is in 39 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 90 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 Paraguay. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2008 and see all the information about this country in Paraguay economy.

Paraguay - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
20081,341,775.0$307.5€197.3
20071,341,775.0$266.6€197.3
20061,219,795.0$216.5€169.1
20051,089,103.0$176.3
2004972,413.0$162.8
2003972,413.0$151.4
2002876,048.0$153.3
2001782,186.0$190.5
2000680,162.0$195.1
1999591,445.0$189.6
1998591,445.0$216.9
1997528,075.0$242.5
1996480,068.0$233.4
1995436,425.0$222.3
Paraguay - Minimum wages