Industry share of GDP in Bulgaria

Industry, including construction, produced 21.2% of GDP in Bulgaria in 2025.

Measure: Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1980 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Bulgaria, 2025 21.2% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +0.1percentage points 2024: 21.1%
European Union, 2025 22.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 21.2% Middle value of 27 countries

Industry share of GDP in Bulgaria over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 21.2% 22.2%
2024 21.1% 22.3%
2023 22.7% 23.2%
2022 25.3% 22.9%
2021 20.8% 22.2%
2020 21.8% 22.0%
2019 21.6% 22.2%
2018 22.2% 22.2%
2017 24.0% 22.2%
2016 24.5% 22.3%
2015 24.0% 22.3%
2014 23.4% 21.9%
2013 23.5% 22.0%
2012 25.4% 22.4%
2011 25.0% 22.7%
2010 23.8% 22.6%
2009 26.6% 22.4%
2008 25.0% 23.8%
2007 26.3% 24.1%
2006 25.4% 24.1%
2005 24.2% 23.9%
2004 23.1% 24.0%
2003 24.3% 24.0%
2002 24.0% 24.4%
2001 24.0% 24.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 21.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 24.0%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.IND.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1980 to 2025 for Bulgaria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices