Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Bulgaria, 1998–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 104.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Bulgaria peaked at 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,306 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,339 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,330 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,347 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,901 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,306 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,521 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,647 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,447 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5,256 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,174 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5,657 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 18 Romania 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 19 Hungary 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 20 Costa Rica 9,479 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 22 Chile 6,551 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 23 Colombia 4,917 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 24 Peru 3,798 US dollars, exchange rate converted 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.4389 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 2.28 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.66 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.6011 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.5143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 10,454 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -1.04 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Bulgaria?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Bulgaria was 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,306 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.