Online shopping in Bulgaria

51.2% of people aged 16 to 74 in Bulgaria bought something online in the previous twelve months in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2020.

Measure: People who bought goods or services online Unit: % of individuals Data: 2020 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Bulgaria, 2025 51.2% % of individuals
Change from 2024 +1.4percentage points 2024: 49.8%
European Union, 2025 73.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 71.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 32nd of 36 See the full ranking

Online shopping in Bulgaria over time

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% of individuals. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People who bought goods or services online (% of individuals), 2020 to 2025
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 51.2% 73.6%
2024 49.8% 71.8%
2023 45.2% 69.6%
2022 40.5% 68.0%
2021 33.0% 67.1%b (break in time series)
2020 31.0% 64.7%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 49.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2020, when it was 31.0%, the figure has changed by +20.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 73.6%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_ec_ib20 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A ind_type=IND_TOTAL indic_is=I_BLT12 unit=PC_IND
Observation period
2020 to 2025 for Bulgaria
Provider update
17 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat