Bulgaria vs Norway: Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 108.21 against 81.1 in Norway, a difference of 27.11.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Norway ranks 37th of 47 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 173.64 | 117.57 | 56.08 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 155.02 | 87.01 | 68.01 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19), Bulgaria or Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 108.21 against 81.1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 27.11, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Norway ranks 37th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.