Vulnerability in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Vulnerability was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerability in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerability in Bulgaria is 3, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability in Bulgaria peaked at 3.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 127th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Vulnerability in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.1 | — |
| 2014 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4 | +41.7% |
| 2023 | 3.1 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -3.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.9, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerability 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +41.7% | 2.4 | 3.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.34 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 127 Switzerland 3 compare
- 127 United Kingdom 3 compare
- 127 Equatorial Guinea 3 compare
- 127 Slovakia 3 compare
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 vulnerability in Bulgaria?
- Vulnerability in Bulgaria was 3 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest vulnerability recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for vulnerability?
- Bulgaria ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerability rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Vulnerability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides information on the Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator, which helps assess the risk of climate-driven hazards. It can be used to support decisions related to prevention, preparedness, and response. It has three dimensions: climate-driven hazard & exposure, vulnerability, and lack of coping capacity. It is produced based on the INFORM Risk with IMF staff calculations. Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure reflects the probability of physical exposure associated with specific climate-driven hazards. Vulnerability represents economic, political and social characteristics of the community that can be destabilized in case of a hazard event. Lack of coping capacity relates to the ability of a country to cope with disasters in terms of formal, organized activities and the effort of the country’s government as well as the existing infrastructure which contribute to the reduction of disaster risk. The data are updated annually based on August data release by INFORM Risk.