{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-unit-labour-costs","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-unit-labour-costs","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-unit-labour-costs/","title":"Bulgaria Nominal Unit Labour Costs (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Nominal Unit Labour Costs: 260 Index (2010=100) in 2025, +9.5% YoY. Eurostat (NAMA_10_LP_ULC), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"Index (2010=100)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Nominal Unit Labour Costs","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NAMA_10_LP_ULC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"260","unit":"Index (2010=100)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+9.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+9.5%","unit":"Index (2010=100)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Nominal Unit Labour Costs"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":57.103},{"period":"2001","value":61.466},{"period":"2002","value":61.8},{"period":"2003","value":63.208},{"period":"2004","value":65.226},{"period":"2005","value":68.97},{"period":"2006","value":71.145},{"period":"2007","value":77.552},{"period":"2008","value":86.662},{"period":"2009","value":96.126},{"period":"2010","value":100},{"period":"2011","value":102.306},{"period":"2012","value":106.684},{"period":"2013","value":116.205},{"period":"2014","value":121.991},{"period":"2015","value":125.115},{"period":"2016","value":129.178},{"period":"2017","value":141.394},{"period":"2018","value":151.423},{"period":"2019","value":153.818},{"period":"2020","value":166.758},{"period":"2021","value":172.435},{"period":"2022","value":190.573},{"period":"2023","value":211.905},{"period":"2024","value":237.46},{"period":"2025","value":259.986}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (2010=100)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"260.0","yoyChange":"+9.5%"},{"year":"2024","value":"237.5","yoyChange":"+12.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"211.9","yoyChange":"+11.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"190.6","yoyChange":"+10.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"172.4","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"166.8","yoyChange":"+8.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"153.8","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"151.4","yoyChange":"+7.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"141.4","yoyChange":"+9.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"129.2","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"125.1","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"122.0","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"116.2","yoyChange":"+8.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"106.7","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"102.3","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"96.1","yoyChange":"+10.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"86.7","yoyChange":"+11.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"77.6","yoyChange":"+9.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"71.1","yoyChange":"+3.2%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks nominal unit labour costs per hour worked in Bulgaria from 2000 to present (index 2010=100). Show cumulative cost increases and recent YoY changes. 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 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 260 Index (2010=100) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 57.1 in 2000. The latest reading of 260 in 2025 represents a change of +22.5."}]}