Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) … NUTS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) … NUTS was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.2%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
4th
of 38 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2021
All-time low
18.2%
in 2025
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) by NUTS 2 in Bulgaria, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 18.2% for arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) by nuts 2 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over five years.
Bulgaria ranks 4th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) … NUTS in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.4% | — |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 18.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 2.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 18.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3%, 2.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) by nuts 2 in Bulgaria?
- Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) by nuts 2 in Bulgaria was 18.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) by nuts 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) by nuts 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) by nuts 2?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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