Bulgaria vs Romania: Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data
Bulgaria
18,867 Euro
in 2025
Romania
21,749 Euro
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
41st
Romania rank
40th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 21,749 Euro against 18,867 Euro in Bulgaria, a difference of 2,882 Euro.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Romania ranks 40th of 47 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,547 Euro | 1,752 Euro | 204.74 Euro | Romania |
| 2000s | 3,264 Euro | 4,910 Euro | 1,645 Euro | Romania |
| 2010s | 7,402 Euro | 9,168 Euro | 1,766 Euro | Romania |
| 2020s | 14,836 Euro | 17,286 Euro | 2,450 Euro | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 21,749 Euro against 18,867 Euro in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 2,882 Euro, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Romania ranks 40th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.