Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Inability to face unexpected financial expenses was 42.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
42.4%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
79.2%
in 2007
All-time low
32.1%
in 2018
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Bulgaria stood at 42.4%.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Bulgaria peaked at 79.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 6th 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.
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76.8% | — |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -39.7% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | -7.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 42.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.9%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 42.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 57.4% | 79.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 32.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 36.4% | 46.7% | 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 inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Bulgaria?
- Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Bulgaria was 42.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for inability to face unexpected financial expenses?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to face unexpected financial expenses rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Inability to face unexpected financial expenses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).