Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 206 countries
All-time high
11
in 2023
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Bulgaria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - number of sources in Bulgaria is 11, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Bulgaria peaked at 11 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.44 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.4 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.17 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 30 Bangladesh 11 compare
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- 30 Cambodia 11 compare
- 30 Chad 11 compare
- 30 Congo 11 compare
- 30 Croatia 11 compare
- 30 Czechia 11 compare
- 30 Egypt 11 compare
- 30 Estonia 11 compare
- 30 Hungary 11 compare
- 30 Indonesia 11 compare
- 30 Jordan 11 compare
- 30 Latvia 11 compare
- 30 Lithuania 11 compare
- 30 Namibia 11 compare
- 30 Pakistan 11 compare
- 30 Philippines 11 compare
- 30 Poland 11 compare
- 30 Romania 11 compare
- 30 Rwanda 11 compare
- 30 Slovakia 11 compare
- 30 Slovenia 11 compare
- 30 Somalia 11 compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 11 compare
- 30 Sudan 11 compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 11 compare
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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 government effectiveness - number of sources in Bulgaria?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Bulgaria was 11 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2023.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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