Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 99.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
99.6
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
130th
of 211 countries
All-time high
99.6
in 2022
All-time low
77.8
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Bulgaria, 2000–2022

0204060801002000201120222000: 77.82001: 78.62002: 79.52003: 80.32004: 81.22005: 822006: 82.92007: 83.82008: 84.72009: 85.62010: 86.62011: 87.52012: 88.42013: 89.42014: 90.72015: 92.32016: 94.22017: 962018: 97.42019: 98.42020: 99.42021: 99.52022: 99.6

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 99.6 for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Bulgaria peaked at 99.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.8, in 2000.

That places Bulgaria 130th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable) in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 77.8
2001 78.6 +1.0%
2002 79.5 +1.1%
2003 80.3 +1.0%
2004 81.2 +1.1%
2005 82 +1.0%
2006 82.9 +1.1%
2007 83.8 +1.1%
2008 84.7 +1.1%
2009 85.6 +1.1%
2010 86.6 +1.2%
2011 87.5 +1.0%
2012 88.4 +1.0%
2013 89.4 +1.1%
2014 90.7 +1.5%
2015 92.3 +1.8%
2016 94.2 +2.1%
2017 96 +1.9%
2018 97.4 +1.5%
2019 98.4 +1.0%
2020 99.4 +1.0%
2021 99.5 +0.1%
2022 99.6 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.64 77.8 85.6 10
2010s 92.09 86.6 98.4 10
2020s 99.5 99.4 99.6 3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 129 Tunisia 99.7 compare
  2. 130 Kyrgyzstan 99.6 compare
  3. 132 Bangladesh 99.3 compare
  4. 132 Algeria 99.3 compare
  5. 132 India 99.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Bulgaria?
Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Bulgaria was 99.6 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 99.6 in 2022.
What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 77.8 in 2000.
How does Bulgaria rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
Bulgaria ranks 130th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
212 places, 4,645 data points, 2000–2022
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