Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
21st
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.873 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2004: 0.865 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2005: 0.865 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2006: 0.873 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2009: 0.866 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2010: 0.876 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2011: 0.905 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2012: 0.908 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2013: 0.911 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2014: 0.905 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2015: 0.901 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2016: 0.898 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.9% for wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

Bulgaria ranks 21st of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector Change
2002 0.9%
2004 0.9% -1.0%
2005 0.9% +0.1%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2009 0.9% -0.8%
2010 0.9% +1.1%
2011 0.9% +3.3%
2012 0.9% +0.3%
2013 0.9% +0.3%
2014 0.9% -0.6%
2015 0.9% -0.4%
2016 0.9% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 18 Hungary 0.9% compare
  2. 19 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  3. 20 Malta 0.9% compare
  4. 22 Iceland 0.9% compare
  5. 23 Estonia 0.9% compare
  6. 24 Ireland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria?
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage employment in services, aged 25-64?
Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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