Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.8803 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8803
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
21st
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.8803
in 2016
All-time low
0.7447
in 2009
Years of data
12
2001–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.82001200820162001: 0.8722003: 0.8752007: 0.7632008: 0.7762009: 0.7452010: 0.7692011: 0.82012: 0.8152013: 0.82014: 0.8022015: 0.8312016: 0.88

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.8803 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8803 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7447, in 2009.

Bulgaria ranks 21st of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2001 0.8721
2003 0.875 +0.3%
2007 0.7631 -12.8%
2008 0.7756 +1.6%
2009 0.7447 -4.0%
2010 0.7694 +3.3%
2011 0.8 +4.0%
2012 0.8146 +1.8%
2013 0.8 -1.8%
2014 0.802 +0.2%
2015 0.8308 +3.6%
2016 0.8803 +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8061 0.7447 0.875 5
2010s 0.8139 0.7694 0.8803 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 18 Paraguay 0.91 compare
  2. 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8948 compare
  3. 20 Slovenia 0.8872 compare
  4. 22 Brazil 0.875 compare
  5. 22 Cambodia 0.875 compare
  6. 24 Greece 0.8732 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria was 0.8803 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.8803 in 2016.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7447 in 2009.
How does Bulgaria rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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