Compensation growth forecasts per head in the CEE region 2025
According to European Commission forecasts, Bulgaria will achieve the highest nominal wages and salary growth in 2025 (+10.9 percent), followed by Romania and Hungary.
Forecasts of the nominal wages and salaries growth in selected Central and Eastern European countries in 2025
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European Commission. (November 15, 2024). Forecasts of the nominal wages and salaries growth in selected Central and Eastern European countries in 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291339/cee-nominal-salaries-growth-forecasts/
European Commission. "Forecasts of the nominal wages and salaries growth in selected Central and Eastern European countries in 2025." Chart. November 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291339/cee-nominal-salaries-growth-forecasts/
European Commission. (2024). Forecasts of the nominal wages and salaries growth in selected Central and Eastern European countries in 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291339/cee-nominal-salaries-growth-forecasts/
European Commission. "Forecasts of The Nominal Wages and Salaries Growth in Selected Central and Eastern European Countries in 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291339/cee-nominal-salaries-growth-forecasts/
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Forecasts of the nominal wages and salaries growth in selected Central and Eastern European countries in 2025 [Graph], European Commission, November 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291339/cee-nominal-salaries-growth-forecasts/
