Share of public paid employees with social security in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of public paid employees with social security was 0.9689 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9689
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
22nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.9689
in 2019
All-time low
0.8302
in 2014
Years of data
13
2007–2019

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

00.20.40.60.812007201320192007: 0.9092008: 0.9482009: 0.9672010: 0.912011: 0.8562012: 0.9682013: 0.9682014: 0.832015: 0.9592016: 0.9352017: 0.9282018: 0.9532019: 0.969

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.9689 for share of public paid employees with social security in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with social security in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9689 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8302, in 2014.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with social security in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 0.9095
2008 0.9479 +4.2%
2009 0.9665 +2.0%
2010 0.9102 -5.8%
2011 0.8557 -6.0%
2012 0.9678 +13.1%
2013 0.9679 +0.0%
2014 0.8302 -14.2%
2015 0.9593 +15.6%
2016 0.9347 -2.6%
2017 0.9281 -0.7%
2018 0.9533 +2.7%
2019 0.9689 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9413 0.9095 0.9665 3
2010s 0.9276 0.8302 0.9689 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 19 Serbia 0.9749 compare
  2. 20 Spain 0.9746 compare
  3. 21 Latvia 0.9708 compare
  4. 23 Albania 0.9685 compare
  5. 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9615 compare
  6. 25 El Salvador 0.9526 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with social security in Bulgaria?
Share of public paid employees with social security in Bulgaria was 0.9689 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9689 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8302 in 2014.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of public paid employees with social security?
Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of public paid employees with social security rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 545 data points, 2000–2021
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