Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,165 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
25th
of 151 countries
All-time high
1,493 real chained 2019 US$
in 2002
All-time low
1,165 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Bulgaria, 1995–2020

05001.0k1.5k1995200720201995: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$1997: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$1998: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$1999: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2000: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2001: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2002: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2003: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2004: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2005: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2006: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2007: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2009: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2010: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2011: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2012: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2013: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2014: 1.3k real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.3k real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.3k real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.3k real chained 2019 US$2018: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$2019: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$2020: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Bulgaria peaked at 1,493 real chained 2019 US$ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,165 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.

Bulgaria ranks 25th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 1,487 real chained 2019 US$
1996 1,481 real chained 2019 US$ -0.4%
1997 1,474 real chained 2019 US$ -0.5%
1998 1,470 real chained 2019 US$ -0.3%
1999 1,464 real chained 2019 US$ -0.4%
2000 1,458 real chained 2019 US$ -0.4%
2001 1,475 real chained 2019 US$ +1.2%
2002 1,493 real chained 2019 US$ +1.2%
2003 1,491 real chained 2019 US$ -0.2%
2004 1,488 real chained 2019 US$ -0.2%
2005 1,481 real chained 2019 US$ -0.5%
2006 1,469 real chained 2019 US$ -0.8%
2007 1,457 real chained 2019 US$ -0.9%
2008 1,443 real chained 2019 US$ -0.9%
2009 1,428 real chained 2019 US$ -1.0%
2010 1,413 real chained 2019 US$ -1.1%
2011 1,398 real chained 2019 US$ -1.1%
2012 1,381 real chained 2019 US$ -1.2%
2013 1,358 real chained 2019 US$ -1.7%
2014 1,334 real chained 2019 US$ -1.8%
2015 1,309 real chained 2019 US$ -1.9%
2016 1,284 real chained 2019 US$ -1.9%
2017 1,257 real chained 2019 US$ -2.1%
2018 1,228 real chained 2019 US$ -2.3%
2019 1,198 real chained 2019 US$ -2.4%
2020 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,475 real chained 2019 US$ 1,464 real chained 2019 US$ 1,487 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 1,468 real chained 2019 US$ 1,428 real chained 2019 US$ 1,493 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 1,316 real chained 2019 US$ 1,198 real chained 2019 US$ 1,413 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 22 Burkina Faso 1,251 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 23 South Africa 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 24 Finland 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 26 Jamaica 1,150 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 27 Laos 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 28 Togo 1,102 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Bulgaria?
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Bulgaria was 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1,493 real chained 2019 US$ in 2002.
What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
How does Bulgaria rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.