Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency was 20,349 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Bulgaria stood at 20,349. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Bulgaria peaked at 20,349 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,058, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,058 | — |
| 2001 | 10,603 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 11,136 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 11,640 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 12,121 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 12,570 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 12,960 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 13,280 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 13,529 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 13,739 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13,953 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 14,179 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 14,412 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 14,650 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 14,934 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15,270 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 15,602 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 15,928 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 16,294 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 16,724 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17,198 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 17,729 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 18,316 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 18,951 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 19,630 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 20,349 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,164 | 10,058 | 13,739 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,194 | 13,953 | 16,724 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,696 | 17,198 | 20,349 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8417 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 17,110 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -16.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -12.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 17.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 2,643 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Bulgaria?
- Economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Bulgaria was 20,349 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20,349 in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,058 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 115 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
May 2024 - 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. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP