Machinery and transport equipment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Machinery and transport equipment was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment 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 20.9% for machinery and transport equipment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Bulgaria peaked at 22.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 38th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.3% | — |
| 1997 | 15.6% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -3.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 20.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 20.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 15.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.6% | 22.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in Bulgaria?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Bulgaria was 20.9% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. 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).