Resource productivity in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Resource productivity was 0.7316 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7316
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
0.7316
in 2025
All-time low
0.1431
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Resource productivity in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for resource productivity in Bulgaria is 0.7316, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 144.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, resource productivity in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7316 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1431, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Resource productivity in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1431 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1475 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1588 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1689 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1688 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1898 | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1992 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2284 | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2431 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3057 | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3171 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3102 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3288 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3389 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3164 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2995 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3614 | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3772 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3922 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4253 | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4368 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4545 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5287 | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6414 | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7096 | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7316 | +3.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.7316 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.15, 34% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.7316 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 31% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1953 | 0.1431 | 0.3057 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3467 | 0.2995 | 0.4253 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5838 | 0.4368 | 0.7316 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 39 North Macedonia 0.8364 compare
- 39 North Macedonia 0.8364 compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7476 compare
- 43 Romania 0.6481 compare
- 44 Serbia 0.5497 compare
- 44 Serbia 0.5497 compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is resource productivity in Bulgaria?
- Resource productivity in Bulgaria was 0.7316 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest resource productivity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7316 in 2025.
- What is the lowest resource productivity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1431 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for resource productivity?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is resource productivity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Resource productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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