{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-labour-cost-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-labour-cost-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-labour-cost-index/","title":"Bulgaria Labour Cost Index (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Labour Cost Index: 183.4 Index (2016=100) in 2025, +13.1% YoY. Eurostat (LC_LCI_R2_A), 2008–2025.","domain":"prices","category":"Prices & Inflation","keywords":["Prices & Inflation","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"Index (2016=100)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Labour Cost Index","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LC_LCI_R2_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"183.4","unit":"Index (2016=100)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+13.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+13.1%","unit":"Index (2016=100)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Labour Cost Index"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":40.6},{"period":"2009","value":45},{"period":"2010","value":48.4},{"period":"2011","value":52},{"period":"2012","value":53.5},{"period":"2013","value":56.4},{"period":"2014","value":59.9},{"period":"2015","value":64},{"period":"2016","value":68.2},{"period":"2017","value":76.6},{"period":"2018","value":82.4},{"period":"2019","value":92},{"period":"2020","value":100},{"period":"2021","value":109.1},{"period":"2022","value":124.8},{"period":"2023","value":141.9},{"period":"2024","value":162.2},{"period":"2025","value":183.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (2016=100)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"183.4","yoyChange":"+13.1%"},{"year":"2024","value":"162.2","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"141.9","yoyChange":"+13.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"124.8","yoyChange":"+14.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"109.1","yoyChange":"+9.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+8.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"92.0","yoyChange":"+11.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"82.4","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"76.6","yoyChange":"+12.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"68.2","yoyChange":"+6.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"64.0","yoyChange":"+6.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"59.9","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"56.4","yoyChange":"+5.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"53.5","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"52.0","yoyChange":"+7.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"48.4","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"45.0","yoyChange":"+10.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"40.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the nominal labour cost index (wages + non-wage costs) across the business economy (NACE B-S) in Bulgaria from 2008 to present, indexed to 2016=100. Labour costs are the primary driver of service-sector inflation and manufacturing location decisions. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 183.4 Index (2016=100) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 40.6 in 2008. The latest reading of 183.4 in 2025 represents a change of +21.2."}]}