Bulgaria ranks third among EU countries in terms of minimum wage growth in the period 2015-2025. According to Eurostat, during this period the minimum wage in the country increased from 184 euros in 2015 to 551 euros 10 years later. In this indicator, Bulgaria is only surpassed by Romania and Lithuania, Euronews reported.
According to Eurostat data as of January 2025, gross minimum monthly wages in the EU ranged from 551 euros in Bulgaria to 2,638 euros in Luxembourg. When EU candidate countries with available data are included, the lowest minimum wage drops to 182 euros in Ukraine, followed by 285 euros in Moldova.
Romania registered the highest growth of the minimum wage among EU countries - 14.1%, while among EU candidate countries the largest increase was registered in Moldova - 18.4%.
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