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Bulgaria - Unemployment Rate 3.54

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

3.54 (2025)

Global rank

##59 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1991

0.32×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#30#59#88#117#146#17519911996200120062011201620212025#144#592024 overtook United Kingdom2025 overtook Cameroon
BulgariaQatarCambodiaNigerThailand

Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Bulgaria climbed from #144 to #59 (overtook United Kingdom). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Bulgaria ↓

Key Events — Bulgaria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1999
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2007
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2008
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2010
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.54914.4619.92

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