Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) was 14.44 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Compensation of employees, Transactions in Bulgaria, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14.44 billion for compensation of employees, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 238.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, transactions in Bulgaria peaked at 14.44 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.29 billion, in 1999.
Bulgaria ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.29 billion | — |
| 2000 | 1.44 billion | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 1.36 billion | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.61 billion | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 1.87 billion | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 2.06 billion | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 2.21 billion | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 2.34 billion | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.74 billion | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 3.28 billion | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 3.50 billion | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 3.46 billion | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.57 billion | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.63 billion | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.98 billion | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 4.07 billion | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.27 billion | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.34 billion | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.80 billion | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 5.33 billion | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 6.14 billion | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 6.64 billion | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 7.88 billion | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 8.65 billion | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 9.99 billion | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 11.88 billion | +19.0% |
| 2025 | 14.44 billion | +21.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14.44 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 142.79 billion, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 14.44 billion is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 104.09 billion, 14% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 billion | 1.29 billion | 1.29 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.24 billion | 1.36 billion | 3.50 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.36 billion | 3.46 billion | 6.14 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.91 billion | 6.64 billion | 14.44 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, transactions in Bulgaria?
- Compensation of employees, transactions in Bulgaria was 14.44 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.44 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 billion in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compensation of employees, transactions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.