Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8396 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8396
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
35th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8396
in 2016
All-time low
0.7292
in 2009
Years of data
8
2009–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria, 2009–2016

00.20.40.60.82009201220162009: 0.7292010: 0.762011: 0.7862012: 0.82013: 0.82014: 0.832015: 0.8272016: 0.84

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria stood at 0.8396. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Bulgaria ranks 35th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria, 2009 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2009 0.7292
2010 0.76 +4.2%
2011 0.7856 +3.4%
2012 0.8 +1.8%
2013 0.8 +0.0%
2014 0.8303 +3.8%
2015 0.8274 -0.4%
2016 0.8396 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7292 0.7292 0.7292 1
2010s 0.8061 0.76 0.8396 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 32 Denmark 0.8464 compare
  2. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8446 compare
  3. 34 Egypt 0.84 compare
  4. 36 Dominican Republic 0.8333 compare
  5. 37 India 0.8333 compare
  6. 38 Sweden 0.8274 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria was 0.8396 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.8396 in 2016.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7292 in 2009.
How does Bulgaria rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 931 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed