Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 12 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Bulgaria, 1998–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Bulgaria is 12, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Bulgaria peaked at 12 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.93, in 1998.
That places Bulgaria 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.93 | — |
| 1999 | 1.05 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.35 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.42 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.52 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.96 | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 4.7 | +139.8% |
| 2009 | 5.24 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 5.63 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 5.97 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | -43.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 6.6 | +46.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 8.2 | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 9.3 | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 10.6 | +14.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +13.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 12 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 27% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +139.8% | 1.96 | 4.7 |
| 2012 | -43.0% | 5.97 | 3.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.99 | 0.93 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 1.2 | 5.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 | 3.4 | 5.97 | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.97 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Bulgaria?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Bulgaria was 12 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.