Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights was 1.7 in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
1.7
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
24th
of 29 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 2007
All-time low
0.1
in 1996
Years of data
12
1996–2007

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Bulgaria, 1996–2007

00.511.51996200120071996: 0.11997: 0.91998: 1.11999: 12000: 12001: 1.12002: 1.12003: 1.22004: 1.22005: 1.32006: 1.42007: 1.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2007, labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Bulgaria stood at 1.7. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Bulgaria peaked at 1.7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1996.

That places Bulgaria 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2007.
Year Value Change
1996 0.1
1997 0.9 +800.0%
1998 1.1 +22.2%
1999 1 -9.1%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1.1 +10.0%
2002 1.1 +0.0%
2003 1.2 +9.1%
2004 1.2 +0.0%
2005 1.3 +8.3%
2006 1.4 +7.7%
2007 1.7 +21.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.775 0.1 1.1 4
2000s 1.25 1 1.7 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 21 Luxembourg 3.1 compare
  2. 21 Slovenia 3.1 compare
  3. 23 Lithuania 2.1 compare
  4. 24 Latvia 1.7 compare
  5. 26 Estonia 1.4 compare
  6. 27 Cyprus 1 compare
  7. 27 Iceland 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Bulgaria?
Labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights in Bulgaria was 1.7 in 2007, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2007.
What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1996.
How does Bulgaria rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights?
Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2007.
Is labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - country weights rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
29 places, 343 data points, 1996–2007
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