Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 41.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 41.0% for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria peaked at 43.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2011.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 39.5% | — |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 41.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 38.3% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 35.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 37.4% | 42.9% | 6 |
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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 41.0% in 2025, 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 43.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2011.
- How does Bulgaria rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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