Productivity: output per hour worked in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Productivity: output per hour worked was 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Bulgaria, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Bulgaria peaked at 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 52nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 30.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 31.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 49 Greece 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 37.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 51 Kuwait 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 53 Russia 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 54 Iraq 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 55 Belarus 35.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 15.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 23.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 19.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Bulgaria?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Bulgaria was 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.