Industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Industry (including construction), value added was 21.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria stood at 21.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria peaked at 64.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 124th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.2% | 51.9% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 16.2% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.8% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 121 Colombia 21.8% compare
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- 123 Central African Republic 21.2% compare
- 125 Sweden 21.0% compare
- 126 Togo 21.0% compare
- 127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.8871 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 17.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -5.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -6.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 17,110 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 17,780 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 110.07 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Bulgaria was 21.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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.