Share of public paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 0.9976 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9976
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
1
in 2007
All-time low
0.9941
in 2012
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria, 2007–2019

00.20.40.60.812007201320192007: 12008: 12009: 0.9982010: 0.9972011: 0.9982012: 0.9942013: 0.9982014: 0.9992015: 0.9992016: 12017: 12018: 0.9982019: 0.998

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of public paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria is 0.9976, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria peaked at 1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9941, in 2012.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 1
2008 0.9997 -0.0%
2009 0.9984 -0.1%
2010 0.9966 -0.2%
2011 0.9979 +0.1%
2012 0.9941 -0.4%
2013 0.9982 +0.4%
2014 0.9991 +0.1%
2015 0.9994 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.1%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 0.9976 -0.2%
2019 0.9976 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9994 0.9984 1 3
2010s 0.998 0.9941 1 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 19 Belgium 0.999 compare
  2. 20 Spain 0.9988 compare
  3. 21 Romania 0.9987 compare
  4. 23 Republic of Moldova 0.9969 compare
  5. 24 Luxembourg 0.9967 compare
  6. 25 Slovakia 0.9952 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Bulgaria was 0.9976 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9941 in 2012.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 554 data points, 2000–2021
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