Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in Bulgaria, 1980–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resources rents in Bulgaria stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.3% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Bulgaria peaked at 3.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +28.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -51.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -31.6% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +439.0% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -59.3% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -29.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -44.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +164.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +86.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -64.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +138.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -29.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +48.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +439.0% | 0.6% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Bulgaria?
- Total natural resources rents in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total natural resources rents?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.