Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 39.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria, 1999–2009
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2009, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria stood at 39.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria peaked at 46.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1999.
That places Bulgaria 16th out of 28 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.5% | — |
| 2000 | 32.2% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 32.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
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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 monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria was 39.0% in 2009, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 28 countries with data for 2009.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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