Services, value added (% of GDP) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 68th out of 206 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 63.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 96% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 63.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +46.1% | 44.7% | 65.3% |
| 1987 | +40.7% | 21.4% | 30.1% |
| 1997 | -25.5% | 65.9% | 49.1% |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (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 68th out of 206 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.