Bulgaria vs Portugal: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 114,658 National currency against 45,230 National currency in Bulgaria, a difference of 69,428 National currency.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.5 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 26 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,923 National currency | 39,348 National currency | 37,425 National currency | Portugal |
| 2000s | 6,780 National currency | 58,549 National currency | 51,769 National currency | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16,287 National currency | 64,512 National currency | 48,225 National currency | Portugal |
| 2020s | 33,813 National currency | 94,367 National currency | 60,554 National currency | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 114,658 National currency against 45,230 National currency in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 69,428 National currency, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org