Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 was 18.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 18.2 for arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Bulgaria peaked at 36.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.2, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.1 | — |
| 2006 | 22.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31 | +40.3% |
| 2008 | 35.5 | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 34.8 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 33.8 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 30.9 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 31.5 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 36.1 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 35.3 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.6 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 34.2 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 33.3 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 31.9 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 29.3 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 23.6 | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 20.4 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 19.9 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 18.8 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 18.2 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1 | 22.1 | 35.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.99 | 29.3 | 36.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.93 | 18.2 | 23.6 | 6 |
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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) from 2003 in Bulgaria?
- Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 in Bulgaria was 18.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 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) from 2003?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase) from 2003 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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) from 2003 onwards. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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