# Gender pay gap (unadjusted) in Bulgaria

Gender pay gap (unadjusted) in Bulgaria was 12% in 2024 (provisional). Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `gender_pay_gap`
- Place id: `bg`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Difference between the average gross hourly earnings of men and of women, as a percentage of men's average gross hourly earnings. Employees in enterprises with 10 or more employees, in industry, construction and services except public administration and defence (NACE Rev. 2 B to S without O).
- Note: Unadjusted: it compares averages for all women and all men and does not account for differences in occupation, sector, hours or experience. A negative value means women earn more per hour on average. Built from the four-yearly Structure of Earnings Survey (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), with national estimates for the years in between; the latest year is usually provisional.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Gender pay gap in unadjusted form, industry, construction and services except public administration (earn_gr_gpgr2) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_gr_gpgr2/default/table)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
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- Citation: Eurostat. Gender pay gap in unadjusted form, industry, construction and services except public administration (earn_gr_gpgr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_gr_gpgr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/gender-pay-gap/bulgaria
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=gender_pay_gap&place=bg

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 12 (provisional) |
| 2023 | 13.5 (provisional) |
| 2022 | 12.6 |
| 2021 | 11.9 |
| 2020 | 12.5 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13.9 |
| 2017 | 14.3 |
| 2016 | 14.6 |
| 2015 | 15.5 |
| 2014 | 14.2 |
| 2013 | 14.1 |
| 2012 | 15.1 |
| 2011 | 13.2 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2009 | 13.3 |
| 2008 | 12.3 |
| 2007 | 12.1 |