Arrears on utility bills in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Arrears on utility bills was 17.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Arrears on utility bills in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, arrears on utility bills in Bulgaria stood at 17.2%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears on utility bills in Bulgaria peaked at 34.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Arrears on utility bills in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.0% | — |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +51.6% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | -2.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 17.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 3.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 17.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrears on utility bills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +51.6% | 19.0% | 28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 19.0% | 33.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.6% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.2% | 22.2% | 6 |
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 on utility bills in Bulgaria?
- Arrears on utility bills in Bulgaria was 17.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears on utility bills recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest arrears on utility bills recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for arrears on utility bills?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is arrears on utility bills rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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 on utility bills. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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