Industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Industry (including construction), value added was 21.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria stood at 21.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria peaked at 64.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 124th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 53.8% | — |
| 1981 | 51.9% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 57.9% | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 60.3% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 62.5% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.4% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.2% | 51.9% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 16.2% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.8% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 121 Colombia 21.8% compare
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.5% compare
- 123 Central African Republic 21.2% compare
- 125 Sweden 21.0% compare
- 126 Togo 21.0% compare
- 127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.8% compare
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,891 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1066 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2,167 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6331 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria was 21.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.