Bulgaria vs IDA & IBRD total: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Bulgaria
88.2%
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total
46.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
26th
IDA & IBRD total rank
29th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 88.2% against 46.7% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 41.5%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.9 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 39.5% | 43.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 41.9% | 43.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 45.8% | 42.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 46.4% | 42.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Bulgaria or IDA & IBRD total?
- Bulgaria, at 88.2% against 46.7% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Bulgaria and IDA & IBRD total?
- 41.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and IDA & IBRD total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.