Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport was 1.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.5
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
25th
of 27 countries
All-time high
3.4
in 2008
All-time low
1.5
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria, 2008–2024

01232008201620242008: 3.42009: 3.12010: 32011: 2.82012: 2.52013: 2.32014: 22015: 1.82016: 1.72017: 1.72018: 1.72019: 1.72020: 1.82021: 1.72022: 1.92023: 1.72024: 1.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 1.5 for modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria peaked at 3.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2024.

That places Bulgaria 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 3.4
2009 3.1 -8.8%
2010 3 -3.2%
2011 2.8 -6.7%
2012 2.5 -10.7%
2013 2.3 -8.0%
2014 2 -13.0%
2015 1.8 -10.0%
2016 1.7 -5.6%
2017 1.7 +0.0%
2018 1.7 +0.0%
2019 1.7 +0.0%
2020 1.8 +5.9%
2021 1.7 -5.6%
2022 1.9 +11.8%
2023 1.7 -10.5%
2024 1.5 -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.25 3.1 3.4 2
2010s 2.12 1.7 3 10
2020s 1.72 1.5 1.9 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 22 Slovenia 2.4 compare
  2. 23 Croatia 2.1 compare
  3. 24 Estonia 2 compare
  4. 26 Lithuania 1.1 compare
  5. 27 Greece 0.4 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria?
Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria was 1.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 3.4 in 2008.
What is the lowest modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
Is modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/modal-split-of-air-sea-and-inland-passenger-transport/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/modal-split-of-air-sea-and-inland-passenger-transport/bulgaria/">Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 476 data points, 2008–2024
Last refreshed