Chemicals in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Chemicals was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chemicals in Bulgaria, 1996–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5.4% for chemicals in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.6% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Bulgaria peaked at 16.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2010.
Bulgaria ranks 108th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Chemicals in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.0% | — |
| 1997 | 11.8% | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +24.1% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +40.9% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +67.8% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +49.2% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 8.5% | 16.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 4.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 105 Dominican Republic 5.6%
- 106 Serbia 5.5% compare
- 107 Côte d'Ivoire 5.5% compare
- 109 Mozambique 5.3%
- 110 Honduras 5.2%
- 111 Namibia 5.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,954 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 19.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 20,539 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8963 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 18,221 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Bulgaria?
- Chemicals in Bulgaria was 5.4% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for chemicals?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).