Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0171 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0171
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
57th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.0205
in 2003
All-time low
0.0112
in 2007
Years of data
12
2001–2016

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.0050.010.0150.022001200820162001: 0.022003: 0.0212007: 0.0112008: 0.0132009: 0.0162010: 0.0162011: 0.0162012: 0.0152013: 0.0152014: 0.0162015: 0.0182016: 0.017

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Bulgaria is 0.0171, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0205 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0112, in 2007.

Bulgaria ranks 57th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0203
2003 0.0205 +1.1%
2007 0.0112 -45.2%
2008 0.0125 +11.3%
2009 0.0156 +24.6%
2010 0.0158 +1.7%
2011 0.0163 +2.9%
2012 0.0148 -9.4%
2013 0.0155 +4.7%
2014 0.0162 +4.7%
2015 0.0178 +10.2%
2016 0.0171 -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.016 0.0112 0.0205 5
2010s 0.0162 0.0148 0.0178 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 54 Pakistan 0.0192 compare
  2. 55 Philippines 0.019 compare
  3. 56 Sri Lanka 0.0181 compare
  4. 58 India 0.0156 compare
  5. 59 Sweden 0.0147 compare
  6. 60 Poland 0.0139 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Bulgaria?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Bulgaria was 0.0171 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0205 in 2003.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 72 countries with data for 2016.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 952 data points, 1990–2021
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