Economic Outlook No 114 — Trend employment coefficient in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Economic Outlook No 114 — Trend employment coefficient was 1.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Economic Outlook No 114 — Trend employment coefficient in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — trend employment coefficient in Bulgaria stood at 1.1. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — trend employment coefficient in Bulgaria peaked at 1.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 4th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Trend employment coefficient in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 | — |
| 2001 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.16 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.13 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Croatia 1.05 compare
- 1 Slovenia 1.1 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 1.75 compare
- 2 Netherlands 1.06 compare
- 2 Greece 1.2 compare
- 3 Denmark 1.11 compare
- 3 Lithuania 1.02 compare
- 4 Poland 1.01 compare
- 5 Türkiye 1 compare
- 5 Italy 1.1 compare
- 6 Romania 1.1 compare
- 6 Estonia 0.9877 compare
- 7 Switzerland 1.1 compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 7,671 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 15.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.87 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 17,685 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7718 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 15,689 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — trend employment coefficient in Bulgaria?
- Economic outlook no 114 — trend employment coefficient in Bulgaria was 1.1 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — trend employment coefficient recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — trend employment coefficient recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for economic outlook no 114 — trend employment coefficient?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — trend employment coefficient rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Trend employment coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org