Labour cost index by NACE: nominal value, quarterly … 1.1 quarterly in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Labour cost index by NACE: nominal value, quarterly … 1.1 quarterly was 232.7 in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
232.7
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
5th
of 24 countries
All-time high
232.7
in 2008
All-time low
68.9
in 1997
Years of data
12
1997–2008

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value in Bulgaria, 1997–2008

501001502002501997200220081997: 68.91998: 881999: 92.22000: 111.12001: 1172002: 1252003: 135.92004: 145.32005: 150.12006: 162.22007: 195.12008: 232.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 232.7 for labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value in 2008. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value in Bulgaria peaked at 232.7 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 68.9, in 1997.

Bulgaria ranks 5th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Labour cost index by NACE: nominal value, quarterly … 1.1 quarterly in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value, quarterly data in Bulgaria, 1997 to 2008.
Year Value Change
1997 68.9 —
1998 88 +27.7%
1999 92.2 +4.8%
2000 111.1 +20.5%
2001 117 +5.3%
2002 125 +6.8%
2003 135.9 +8.7%
2004 145.3 +6.9%
2005 150.1 +3.3%
2006 162.2 +8.1%
2007 195.1 +20.3%
2008 232.7 +19.3%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 232.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183.25, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 232.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 183.25, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83.03 68.9 92.2 3
2000s 152.71 111.1 232.7 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 2 Latvia 344.5 compare
  2. 2 Latvia 344.5 compare
  3. 4 Hungary 236.5 compare
  4. 6 Slovakia 214.6 compare
  5. 6 Slovakia 214.6 compare
  6. 8 Estonia 205.9 compare
  7. 8 Estonia 205.9 compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

More work & labour data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value in Bulgaria?
Labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value in Bulgaria was 232.7 in 2008, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 232.7 in 2008.
What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 68.9 in 1997.
How does Bulgaria rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value?
Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2008.
Is labour cost index by nace rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. 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 - nominal value, quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/labour-cost-index-by-nace-rev-1-1-activity-nominal-value-quarterly-data/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/labour-cost-index-by-nace-rev-1-1-activity-nominal-value-quarterly-data/bulgaria/">Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - nominal value, quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
24 places, 251 data points, 1996–2008
Last refreshed