Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 1.37 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
1.37
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
74th
of 76 countries
All-time high
1.47
in 2015
All-time low
0.7355
in 2007
Years of data
12
2001–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.511.52001200820162001: 0.8632003: 12007: 0.7352008: 0.8952009: 1.12010: 1.22011: 1.32012: 1.22013: 1.32014: 1.32015: 1.52016: 1.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 1.37 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in 2016.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Bulgaria peaked at 1.47 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7355, in 2007.

Bulgaria ranks 74th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9353 0.7355 1.15 5
2010s 1.3 1.2 1.47 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 71 Jordan 1.92 compare
  2. 72 Cambodia 1.71 compare
  3. 73 El Salvador 1.7 compare
  4. 75 Romania 1.37 compare
  5. 76 Georgia 1.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Bulgaria?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Bulgaria was 1.37 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2015.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7355 in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. 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 Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,043 data points, 1970–2021
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