Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Bulgaria, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -0.1% for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in 2025.
The figure is down 57.1% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Bulgaria peaked at 1.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2002.
Bulgaria ranks 180th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -14.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +28.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -27.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -78.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +198.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -100.6% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | +1700.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -654.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -23.6% |
| 1989 | -1.2% | -1141.2% |
| 1990 | -1.8% | +54.2% |
| 1991 | -1.0% | -45.1% |
| 1992 | -1.1% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | -0.8% | -25.7% |
| 1994 | -0.3% | -57.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | +31.2% |
| 1996 | -0.5% | +15.8% |
| 1997 | -0.6% | +18.0% |
| 1998 | -0.7% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | -0.6% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | -2.0% | +303.0% |
| 2002 | -2.2% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | -0.8% | -63.5% |
| 2004 | -0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | -0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | -0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | -0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | -0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | -0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | -0.6% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | -2.0% | +248.2% |
| 2014 | -1.2% | -39.8% |
| 2015 | -1.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | -1.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | -29.0% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | -33.7% |
| 2022 | -0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | -56.0% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -72.0% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +57.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -1700.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1141.2% | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | +654.7% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | -303.0% | -0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | -248.2% | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | +198.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -1.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8% | -1.8% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -2.2% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -2.0% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -1.0% | -0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Bulgaria?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Bulgaria was -0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.