Bulgaria vs France: Compensation of employees

Bulgaria
18.0%
in 2023
France
17.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
107th
France rank
108th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Bulgaria
  • France
5101520197219972023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 18.0% against 17.6% in France, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 107th and France ranks 108th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria France Difference Ahead
1990s 9.5% 19.1% 9.6% France
2000s 19.5% 20.4% 1.0% France
2010s 18.9% 18.2% 0.7% Bulgaria
2020s 17.9% 17.4% 0.5% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Bulgaria or France?
Bulgaria, at 18.0% against 17.6% in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Bulgaria and France?
0.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for compensation of employees?
Bulgaria ranks 107th and France ranks 108th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.