Share of private paid employees with social security in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of private paid employees with social security was 0.9541 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9541
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
16th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.9541
in 2019
All-time low
0.7747
in 2014
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Share of private paid employees with social security in Bulgaria, 2007–2019

00.20.40.60.812007201320192007: 0.8232008: 0.8782009: 0.8622010: 0.8412011: 0.8482012: 0.9212013: 0.932014: 0.7752015: 0.9182016: 0.8952017: 0.9042018: 0.9412019: 0.954

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, share of private paid employees with social security in Bulgaria stood at 0.9541. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with social security in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9541 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7747, in 2014.

That places Bulgaria 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Share of private paid employees with social security in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with social security in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 0.8226
2008 0.8783 +6.8%
2009 0.8623 -1.8%
2010 0.8415 -2.4%
2011 0.8478 +0.8%
2012 0.9207 +8.6%
2013 0.9297 +1.0%
2014 0.7747 -16.7%
2015 0.9182 +18.5%
2016 0.8946 -2.6%
2017 0.9043 +1.1%
2018 0.941 +4.1%
2019 0.9541 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8544 0.8226 0.8783 3
2010s 0.8926 0.7747 0.9541 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 13 Spain 0.9678 compare
  2. 14 Luxembourg 0.962 compare
  3. 15 Greece 0.9581 compare
  4. 17 Estonia 0.9512 compare
  5. 18 Latvia 0.9376 compare
  6. 19 France 0.9329 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with social security in Bulgaria?
Share of private paid employees with social security in Bulgaria was 0.9541 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9541 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7747 in 2014.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of private paid employees with social security?
Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of private paid employees with social security rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Share of private paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 556 data points, 2000–2021
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