Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd was 2.11 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.11
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 41 countries
All-time high
2.45
in 2014
All-time low
0.901
in 2007
Years of data
17
2005–2021

Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Bulgaria, 2005–2021

00.511.522.52005201320212005: 0.962006: 0.9262007: 0.9012008: 1.12009: 1.52010: 1.42011: 1.32012: 2.12013: 2.32014: 2.52015: 2.32016: 2.22017: 2.22018: 2.12019: 2.12020: 2.12021: 2.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 2.11 for female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Bulgaria peaked at 2.45 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.901, in 2007.

That places Bulgaria 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Bulgaria, 2005 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2005 0.96 —
2006 0.926 -3.5%
2007 0.901 -2.7%
2008 1.11 +23.2%
2009 1.46 +31.1%
2010 1.43 -1.6%
2011 1.31 -8.1%
2012 2.1 +60.0%
2013 2.34 +11.4%
2014 2.45 +4.6%
2015 2.31 -5.7%
2016 2.2 -4.9%
2017 2.16 -1.7%
2018 2.14 -1.0%
2019 2.07 -2.9%
2020 2.13 +2.8%
2021 2.11 -0.9%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 2.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.11, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 2.11 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.29, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +60.0% 1.31 2.1

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.07 0.901 1.46 5
2010s 2.05 1.31 2.45 10
2020s 2.12 2.11 2.13 2

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 16 Hungary 2.32 compare
  2. 17 Romania 2.27 compare
  3. 18 Czechia 2.21 compare
  4. 20 Slovakia 2.08 compare
  5. 21 Japan 1.98 compare
  6. 22 Croatia 1.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Bulgaria?
Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Bulgaria was 2.11 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 in 2014.
What is the lowest female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.901 in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd?
Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
Is female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 1,401 data points, 1980–2023
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