Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 8,074 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Bulgaria, 1998–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Bulgaria is 8,074 LCU, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 244.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Bulgaria peaked at 1.12 million LCU in 1998 and was at its lowest, 896 LCU, in 1999.
That places Bulgaria 74th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.12 million LCU | — |
| 1999 | 896 LCU | -99.9% |
| 2000 | 912 LCU | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3,199 LCU | +250.8% |
| 2002 | 3,002 LCU | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 3,078 LCU | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3,391 LCU | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 2,537 LCU | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 2,793 LCU | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 2,848 LCU | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4,196 LCU | +47.3% |
| 2009 | 4,259 LCU | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,041 LCU | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 3,112 LCU | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3,681 LCU | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 3,719 LCU | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,704 LCU | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 2,347 LCU | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 4,132 LCU | +76.1% |
| 2017 | 3,754 LCU | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 4,732 LCU | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 4,621 LCU | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 5,186 LCU | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 5,650 LCU | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 6,504 LCU | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 8,588 LCU | +32.1% |
| 2024 | 8,616 LCU | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 8,074 LCU | -6.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 8,074 LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,202 LCU, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 8,074 LCU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,406 LCU, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +250.8% | 912 LCU | 3,199 LCU |
| 1999 | -99.9% | 1.12 million LCU | 896 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 562,948 LCU | 896 LCU | 1.12 million LCU | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,021 LCU | 912 LCU | 4,259 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,584 LCU | 2,347 LCU | 4,732 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,103 LCU | 5,186 LCU | 8,616 LCU | 6 |
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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Bulgaria?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Bulgaria was 8,074 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million LCU in 1998.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 896 LCU in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
- Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.