Services, value added in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Services, value added was 63.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Bulgaria is 63.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Bulgaria peaked at 65.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1986.
That places Bulgaria 67th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Services, value added in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.5% | — |
| 1981 | 29.0% | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +40.7% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +46.1% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | -25.5% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 53.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 63.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5% | 21.4% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 35.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 52.9% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 57.2% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 59.9% | 63.8% | 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 15.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 20,328 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8871 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 18,034 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,454 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Bulgaria?
- Services, value added in Bulgaria was 63.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1986.
- How does Bulgaria rank for services, value added?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.