Arrears on utility bills in Bulgaria
17.2% of people in Bulgaria lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Bulgaria, 2025
17.2%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
5th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Bulgaria over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.2% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 31.1% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 31.7%b (break in time series) | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 31.4% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 32.9%b (break in time series) | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 34.0% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 28.4% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 28.6% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 31.6% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 32.1% | – |
| 2008 | 33.4% | – |
| 2007 | 28.8% | – |
| 2006 | 19.0% | – |
| 2005 | 19.0% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 17.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.4%, the figure has changed by −14.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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