Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals was -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
-0.1045 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
41st
of 52 countries
All-time high
-0.0105 compared to formal wage employees
in 2009
All-time low
-0.1994 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Bulgaria, 2007–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.
Analysis
In 2018, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Bulgaria stood at -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Bulgaria peaked at -0.0105 compared to formal wage employees in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.1994 compared to formal wage employees, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | compared to formal wage employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.1261 compared to formal wage employees | — |
| 2008 | -0.1994 compared to formal wage employees | +58.1% |
| 2009 | -0.0105 compared to formal wage employees | -94.8% |
| 2010 | -0.0703 compared to formal wage employees | +572.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1067 compared to formal wage employees | +51.9% |
| 2012 | -0.148 compared to formal wage employees | +38.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0901 compared to formal wage employees | -39.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1591 compared to formal wage employees | +76.6% |
| 2015 | -0.0383 compared to formal wage employees | -75.9% |
| 2016 | -0.064 compared to formal wage employees | +67.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1208 compared to formal wage employees | +88.9% |
| 2018 | -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees | -13.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.0647 compared to formal wage employees, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0734 compared to formal wage employees, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.112 compared to formal wage employees | -0.1994 compared to formal wage employees | -0.0105 compared to formal wage employees | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.1002 compared to formal wage employees | -0.1591 compared to formal wage employees | -0.0383 compared to formal wage employees | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 38 Greece -0.0912 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 39 United Kingdom -0.0926 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 40 Argentina -0.098 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 42 Belgium -0.1251 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 43 Poland -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 44 France -0.1433 compared to formal wage employees compare
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Bulgaria?
- Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Bulgaria was -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0105 compared to formal wage employees in 2009.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1994 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
- Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. 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 Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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