Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education was 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.5802 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 382.3%
World rank
4th
of 52 countries
All-time high
0.5802 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
All-time low
-0.3434 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2016

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Bulgaria, 2007–2016

-0.4-0.200.20.40.62007201120162007: -0.343 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.004 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.035 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.162 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.046 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.071 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.191 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.206 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.58 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 382.3% on the previous year and up 269.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.3434 compared to formal wage employees, in 2007.

Bulgaria ranks 4th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.1274 compared to formal wage employees -0.3434 compared to formal wage employees -0.0038 compared to formal wage employees 3
2010s 0.0772 compared to formal wage employees -0.2055 compared to formal wage employees 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 1 Malta 0.7668 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 2 Panama 0.6479 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 3 Ecuador 0.5852 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 5 Italy 0.5571 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 6 Paraguay 0.4753 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 7 Argentina 0.3919 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Bulgaria?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Bulgaria was 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3434 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 52 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 269.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 612 data points, 2000–2021
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