Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6419 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6419
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.7011
in 2001
All-time low
0.2685
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria, 1990–2020

00.20.40.60.81990200520201990: 0.2681991: 0.2821992: 0.321993: 0.3241994: 0.3741995: 0.4081996: 0.4071997: 0.5181998: 0.6661999: 0.6332000: 0.6572001: 0.7012002: 0.6792003: 0.6752004: 0.6762005: 0.6592006: 0.6892007: 0.72008: 0.6972009: 0.6892010: 0.6872011: 0.6822012: 0.6762013: 0.6622014: 0.6782015: 0.6742016: 0.6482017: 0.6492018: 0.6272019: 0.642020: 0.642

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria stood at 0.6419.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7011 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2685, in 1990.

That places Bulgaria 37th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 0.2685
1991 0.2817 +4.9%
1992 0.3199 +13.5%
1993 0.3245 +1.4%
1994 0.3742 +15.3%
1995 0.4077 +9.0%
1996 0.407 -0.2%
1997 0.5179 +27.2%
1998 0.6657 +28.5%
1999 0.6332 -4.9%
2000 0.6568 +3.7%
2001 0.7011 +6.7%
2002 0.6786 -3.2%
2003 0.675 -0.5%
2004 0.6756 +0.1%
2005 0.6592 -2.4%
2006 0.6889 +4.5%
2007 0.7 +1.6%
2008 0.6971 -0.4%
2009 0.6889 -1.2%
2010 0.6871 -0.3%
2011 0.682 -0.8%
2012 0.6756 -0.9%
2013 0.6621 -2.0%
2014 0.678 +2.4%
2015 0.6739 -0.6%
2016 0.6481 -3.8%
2017 0.6488 +0.1%
2018 0.6268 -3.4%
2019 0.6399 +2.1%
2020 0.6419 +0.3%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.6419 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.6419 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +28.5% 0.5179 0.6657
1997 +27.2% 0.407 0.5179

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.42 0.2685 0.6657 10
2000s 0.6821 0.6568 0.7011 10
2010s 0.6622 0.6268 0.6871 10
2020s 0.6419 0.6419 0.6419 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 34 Costa Rica 0.6781 compare
  2. 35 Slovenia 0.6459 compare
  3. 36 Uganda 0.6438 compare
  4. 38 North Macedonia 0.6032 compare
  5. 39 Slovakia 0.5968 compare
  6. 40 Italy 0.5954 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria was 0.6419 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.7011 in 2001.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2685 in 1990.
How does Bulgaria rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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