Employment in services in Bulgaria
67.4% of employed people in Bulgaria worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Bulgaria, 2025
67.4%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
72.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
72.7%
Position in 2025
70th of 182
Employment in services in Bulgaria over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.4% | 72.9% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | 72.5% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | 72.1% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | 71.6% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | 71.3% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | 71.1% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | 71.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | 70.9% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | 70.7% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | 70.7% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | 70.4% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | 70.1% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | 69.3% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | 69.0% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | 65.0% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | 64.5% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | 63.8% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | 63.2% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | 62.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 67.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 62.9%, the figure has changed by +4.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 70th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 72.9%.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Employment in agriculture
4.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
27.9%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
3.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
13.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
77.0%
2025 · Eurostat