In 2020, the national minimum wage in Zambia remained fixed at €0.1 per month, that is 1 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Zambian kwacha, which is the official currency in Zambia, we can see that, this year, it was 1.1 Zambian kwacha and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Zambia is in 117 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 118 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 Zambia. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2020 and see all the information about this country in Zambia economy.