Share of private paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.9679 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9679
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
25th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.9997
in 2007
All-time low
0.8266
in 2001
Years of data
14
2001–2019

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria, 2001–2019

00.20.40.60.812001201020192001: 0.8272007: 12008: 0.9012009: 0.9222010: 0.9272011: 0.9392012: 0.9532013: 0.9542014: 0.952015: 0.9532016: 0.9542017: 0.9642018: 0.9612019: 0.968

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.9679 for share of private paid employees with a contract in 2019.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9997 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8266, in 2001.

Bulgaria ranks 25th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9123 0.8266 0.9997 4
2010s 0.9522 0.9275 0.9679 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 22 Spain 0.9864 compare
  2. 23 United Kingdom 0.9785 compare
  3. 24 Latvia 0.9739 compare
  4. 26 Portugal 0.9655 compare
  5. 27 Greece 0.9084 compare
  6. 28 Russia 0.864 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria was 0.9679 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9997 in 2007.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8266 in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
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