Bulgaria vs Romania: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Bulgaria, a difference of 3,423 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Romania ranks 18th of 26 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,339 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 994.78 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 343.75 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1,901 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,054 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 152.79 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Romania |
| 2010s | 3,647 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 4,800 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,153 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Romania |
| 2020s | 6,174 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 9,288 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,114 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 3,423 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and Romania ranks 18th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.