Road share of inland freight transport in Bulgaria

Roads carried 60.1% of inland freight in Bulgaria in 2024.

Measure: Road share of inland freight transport Unit: % of inland freight tonne-kilometres Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Bulgaria, 2024 60.1% % of inland freight tonne-kilometres
Change from 2023 −2.9percentage points 2023: 63.0%
European Union, 2024 78.2%e (Estimated) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 76.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 27th of 29 See the full ranking

Road share of inland freight transport in Bulgaria over time

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% of inland freight tonne-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Road share of inland freight transport (% of inland freight tonne-kilometres), 2005 to 2024
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2024 60.1% 78.2%e (estimated)
2023 63.0% 78.1%e (estimated)
2022 60.5% 77.4%e (estimated)
2021 56.0% 77.0%e (estimated)
2020 50.5% 77.1%e (estimated)
2019 46.8% 76.0%e (estimated)
2018 56.2% 75.3%e (estimated)
2017 56.5% 75.0%e (estimated)
2016 55.6% 74.2%e (estimated)
2015 54.7% 74.1%e (estimated)
2014 54.9% 73.9%e (estimated)
2013 56.0% 73.9%e (estimated)
2012 52.9% 73.5%e (estimated)
2011 56.1% 74.0%
2010 49.4% 74.6%
2009 50.5% 76.1%
2008 45.1%e (estimated) 74.3%e (estimated)
2007 46.1%e (estimated) 74.2%e (estimated)
2006 47.4%e (estimated) 74.3%e (estimated)
2005 47.6%e (estimated) 74.4%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.9 percentage points from 63.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 54.9%, the figure has changed by +5.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 27th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 78.2%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
tran_hv_frmod · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A tra_mode=ROAD unit=PC
Observation period
2005 to 2024 for Bulgaria
Provider update
17 March 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat