Net energy imports in Bulgaria
Net imports covered 43.3% of energy use in Bulgaria in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2009.
Bulgaria, 2024
43.3%
Change from 2023
+2.6percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
54th of 139
Net energy imports in Bulgaria over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.3% | – |
| 2023 | 40.7% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 46.7% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from 40.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 35.7%, the figure has changed by +7.6 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 54th highest value.
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Energy import dependency
41.9%
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Fossil electricity share
29.0%
2024 · World Bank
Renewable energy share
22.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Renewable electricity share
34.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.1341 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Natural gas price for households
€0.0654 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat