Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Bulgaria

Medium and high-tech industries produced 33.9% of manufacturing value added in Bulgaria in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bulgaria, 2024 33.9% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 +4.2percentage points 2023: 29.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 41.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 46th of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Bulgaria over time

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

Medium and high-tech manufacturing (% of manufacturing value added), 2000 to 2024
Period Bulgaria
2024 33.9%
2023 29.7%
2022 33.2%
2021 34.7%
2020 30.4%
2019 30.5%
2018 30.6%
2017 26.9%
2016 25.7%
2015 28.2%
2014 28.1%
2013 31.7%
2012 29.3%
2011 25.4%
2010 24.7%
2009 24.0%
2008 25.0%
2007 24.4%
2006 24.2%
2005 24.2%
2004 22.6%
2003 27.4%
2002 30.7%
2001 31.1%
2000 29.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.2 percentage points from 29.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 28.1%, the figure has changed by +5.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 46th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 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: UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)