Labour costs annual data - NACE Rev. 2

In 2025, Bulgaria's labour costs annual data increased by 14.1% compared to 2024, reaching 10.5.

Bulgaria accounts for 40.1% of the EU-27 total of 26.2.

Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 84.2% (from 5.70 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00173, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.