Bulgaria vs Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data
Bulgaria
183.4 Index, 2020=100
in 2025
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
120.3 Index, 2020=100
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
2nd
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data over time
- Bulgaria
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 183.4 Index, 2020=100 against 120.3 Index, 2020=100 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), a difference of 63.1 Index, 2020=100.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45 Index, 2020=100 | 81.2 Index, 2020=100 | 36.2 Index, 2020=100 | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2010s | 65.34 Index, 2020=100 | 89.37 Index, 2020=100 | 24.03 Index, 2020=100 | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2020s | 136.9 Index, 2020=100 | 108.98 Index, 2020=100 | 27.92 Index, 2020=100 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data, Bulgaria or Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Bulgaria, at 183.4 Index, 2020=100 against 120.3 Index, 2020=100 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data between Bulgaria and Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- 63.1 Index, 2020=100, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank globally for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.