Compensation of employees in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Compensation of employees was 7.30 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Compensation of employees in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Bulgaria is 7.30 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 160.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Bulgaria peaked at 7.30 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 402,898 current LCU, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 117th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Compensation of employees in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 402,898 current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 1.19 million current LCU | +194.9% |
| 1992 | 2.53 million current LCU | +113.3% |
| 1993 | 4.00 million current LCU | +57.7% |
| 1994 | 6.97 million current LCU | +74.3% |
| 1995 | 18.46 million current LCU | +165.0% |
| 1996 | 27.97 million current LCU | +51.5% |
| 1997 | 329.99 million current LCU | +1079.9% |
| 1998 | 779.31 million current LCU | +136.2% |
| 1999 | 835.81 million current LCU | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 997.94 million current LCU | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 981.63 million current LCU | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.11 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 1.29 billion current LCU | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 1.42 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.49 billion current LCU | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.64 billion current LCU | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.95 billion current LCU | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 2.32 billion current LCU | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 2.45 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 billion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.47 billion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.49 billion current LCU | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.67 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.80 billion current LCU | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.92 billion current LCU | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.86 billion current LCU | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.16 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 3.39 billion current LCU | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 3.99 billion current LCU | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 4.33 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 4.95 billion current LCU | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 5.40 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 6.09 billion current LCU | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 7.30 billion current LCU | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200.66 million current LCU | 402,898 current LCU | 835.81 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 billion current LCU | 981.63 million current LCU | 2.45 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 billion current LCU | 2.42 billion current LCU | 3.99 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 billion current LCU | 4.33 billion current LCU | 7.30 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 114 Tunisia 8.75 billion current LCU compare
- 115 Eswatini 8.23 billion current LCU compare
- 116 Luxembourg 7.67 billion current LCU compare
- 118 Lesotho 7.08 billion current LCU compare
- 119 Azerbaijan 5.05 billion current LCU compare
- 120 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.99 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Bulgaria
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 361.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Bulgaria?
- Compensation of employees in Bulgaria was 7.30 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.30 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 402,898 current LCU in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for compensation of employees?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.