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Centralization of Political Power Index in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.165 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.165
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
124th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.925
in 1789
All-time low
0.101
in 2022
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Bulgaria, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, centralization of political power index in Bulgaria stood at 0.165.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.925 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.101, in 2022.

Bulgaria ranks 124th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Bulgaria, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.925 —
1790 0.925 +0.0%
1791 0.925 +0.0%
1792 0.925 +0.0%
1793 0.925 +0.0%
1794 0.925 +0.0%
1795 0.925 +0.0%
1796 0.925 +0.0%
1797 0.925 +0.0%
1798 0.925 +0.0%
1799 0.925 +0.0%
1800 0.925 +0.0%
1801 0.925 +0.0%
1802 0.925 +0.0%
1803 0.925 +0.0%
1804 0.925 +0.0%
1805 0.925 +0.0%
1806 0.925 +0.0%
1807 0.925 +0.0%
1808 0.925 +0.0%
1809 0.925 +0.0%
1810 0.925 +0.0%
1811 0.925 +0.0%
1812 0.925 +0.0%
1813 0.925 +0.0%
1814 0.925 +0.0%
1815 0.925 +0.0%
1816 0.925 +0.0%
1817 0.925 +0.0%
1818 0.925 +0.0%
1819 0.925 +0.0%
1820 0.925 +0.0%
1821 0.925 +0.0%
1822 0.925 +0.0%
1823 0.925 +0.0%
1824 0.925 +0.0%
1825 0.925 +0.0%
1826 0.925 +0.0%
1827 0.925 +0.0%
1828 0.925 +0.0%
1829 0.925 +0.0%
1830 0.925 +0.0%
1831 0.925 +0.0%
1832 0.925 +0.0%
1833 0.925 +0.0%
1834 0.925 +0.0%
1835 0.925 +0.0%
1836 0.925 +0.0%
1837 0.925 +0.0%
1838 0.925 +0.0%
1839 0.925 +0.0%
1840 0.925 +0.0%
1841 0.925 +0.0%
1842 0.925 +0.0%
1843 0.925 +0.0%
1844 0.925 +0.0%
1845 0.925 +0.0%
1846 0.925 +0.0%
1847 0.925 +0.0%
1848 0.925 +0.0%
1849 0.925 +0.0%
1850 0.925 +0.0%
1851 0.925 +0.0%
1852 0.925 +0.0%
1853 0.925 +0.0%
1854 0.925 +0.0%
1855 0.925 +0.0%
1856 0.925 +0.0%
1857 0.925 +0.0%
1858 0.925 +0.0%
1859 0.925 +0.0%
1860 0.925 +0.0%
1861 0.925 +0.0%
1862 0.925 +0.0%
1863 0.925 +0.0%
1864 0.925 +0.0%
1865 0.925 +0.0%
1866 0.925 +0.0%
1867 0.925 +0.0%
1868 0.851 -8.0%
1869 0.851 +0.0%
1870 0.851 +0.0%
1871 0.851 +0.0%
1872 0.851 +0.0%
1873 0.851 +0.0%
1874 0.851 +0.0%
1875 0.851 +0.0%
1876 0.802 -5.8%
1877 0.802 +0.0%
1878 0.669 -16.6%
1879 0.482 -28.0%
1880 0.483 +0.2%
1881 0.62 +28.4%
1882 0.62 +0.0%
1883 0.62 +0.0%
1884 0.509 -17.9%
1885 0.509 +0.0%
1886 0.478 -6.1%
1887 0.583 +22.0%
1888 0.583 +0.0%
1889 0.583 +0.0%
1890 0.583 +0.0%
1891 0.583 +0.0%
1892 0.583 +0.0%
1893 0.583 +0.0%
1894 0.583 +0.0%
1895 0.521 -10.6%
1896 0.521 +0.0%
1897 0.521 +0.0%
1898 0.521 +0.0%
1899 0.521 +0.0%
1900 0.529 +1.5%
1901 0.532 +0.6%
1902 0.529 -0.6%
1903 0.529 +0.0%
1904 0.529 +0.0%
1905 0.529 +0.0%
1906 0.529 +0.0%
1907 0.529 +0.0%
1908 0.529 +0.0%
1909 0.526 -0.6%
1910 0.526 +0.0%
1911 0.526 +0.0%
1912 0.526 +0.0%
1913 0.535 +1.7%
1914 0.535 +0.0%
1915 0.524 -2.1%
1916 0.524 +0.0%
1917 0.524 +0.0%
1918 0.525 +0.2%
1919 0.524 -0.2%
1920 0.54 +3.1%
1921 0.536 -0.7%
1922 0.536 +0.0%
1923 0.551 +2.8%
1924 0.654 +18.7%
1925 0.52 -20.5%
1926 0.509 -2.1%
1927 0.509 +0.0%
1928 0.509 +0.0%
1929 0.509 +0.0%
1930 0.501 -1.6%
1931 0.507 +1.2%
1932 0.507 +0.0%
1933 0.507 +0.0%
1934 0.574 +13.2%
1935 0.677 +17.9%
1936 0.672 -0.7%
1937 0.672 +0.0%
1938 0.65 -3.3%
1939 0.528 -18.8%
1940 0.556 +5.3%
1941 0.541 -2.7%
1942 0.541 +0.0%
1943 0.541 +0.0%
1944 0.604 +11.6%
1945 0.867 +43.5%
1946 0.841 -3.0%
1947 0.85 +1.1%
1948 0.825 -2.9%
1949 0.811 -1.7%
1950 0.826 +1.8%
1951 0.826 +0.0%
1952 0.826 +0.0%
1953 0.811 -1.8%
1954 0.824 +1.6%
1955 0.824 +0.0%
1956 0.824 +0.0%
1957 0.812 -1.5%
1958 0.825 +1.6%
1959 0.825 +0.0%
1960 0.825 +0.0%
1961 0.825 +0.0%
1962 0.825 +0.0%
1963 0.825 +0.0%
1964 0.825 +0.0%
1965 0.825 +0.0%
1966 0.825 +0.0%
1967 0.825 +0.0%
1968 0.825 +0.0%
1969 0.825 +0.0%
1970 0.825 +0.0%
1971 0.825 +0.0%
1972 0.825 +0.0%
1973 0.825 +0.0%
1974 0.825 +0.0%
1975 0.825 +0.0%
1976 0.825 +0.0%
1977 0.825 +0.0%
1978 0.825 +0.0%
1979 0.825 +0.0%
1980 0.825 +0.0%
1981 0.825 +0.0%
1982 0.825 +0.0%
1983 0.825 +0.0%
1984 0.825 +0.0%
1985 0.825 +0.0%
1986 0.825 +0.0%
1987 0.825 +0.0%
1988 0.825 +0.0%
1989 0.825 +0.0%
1990 0.274 -66.8%
1991 0.208 -24.1%
1992 0.151 -27.4%
1993 0.151 +0.0%
1994 0.151 +0.0%
1995 0.151 +0.0%
1996 0.151 +0.0%
1997 0.151 +0.0%
1998 0.151 +0.0%
1999 0.151 +0.0%
2000 0.151 +0.0%
2001 0.145 -4.0%
2002 0.147 +1.4%
2003 0.145 -1.4%
2004 0.137 -5.5%
2005 0.137 +0.0%
2006 0.139 +1.5%
2007 0.131 -5.8%
2008 0.131 +0.0%
2009 0.146 +11.5%
2010 0.161 +10.3%
2011 0.156 -3.1%
2012 0.152 -2.6%
2013 0.152 +0.0%
2014 0.141 -7.2%
2015 0.115 -18.4%
2016 0.134 +16.5%
2017 0.131 -2.2%
2018 0.155 +18.3%
2019 0.163 +5.2%
2020 0.174 +6.7%
2021 0.168 -3.4%
2022 0.101 -39.9%
2023 0.114 +12.9%
2024 0.167 +46.5%
2025 0.165 -1.2%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.165 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.165 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.925 0.925 0.925 1
1790s 0.925 0.925 0.925 10
1800s 0.925 0.925 0.925 10
1810s 0.925 0.925 0.925 10
1820s 0.925 0.925 0.925 10
1830s 0.925 0.925 0.925 10
1840s 0.925 0.925 0.925 10
1850s 0.925 0.925 0.925 10
1860s 0.9102 0.851 0.925 10
1870s 0.7861 0.482 0.851 10
1880s 0.5588 0.478 0.62 10
1890s 0.552 0.521 0.583 10
1900s 0.529 0.526 0.532 10
1910s 0.5269 0.524 0.535 10
1920s 0.5373 0.509 0.654 10
1930s 0.5795 0.501 0.677 10
1940s 0.6977 0.541 0.867 10
1950s 0.8223 0.811 0.826 10
1960s 0.825 0.825 0.825 10
1970s 0.825 0.825 0.825 10
1980s 0.825 0.825 0.825 10
1990s 0.169 0.151 0.274 10
2000s 0.1409 0.131 0.151 10
2010s 0.146 0.115 0.163 10
2020s 0.1482 0.101 0.174 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 121 Slovenia 0.172 compare
  2. 122 Bhutan 0.169 compare
  3. 123 Lesotho 0.167 compare
  4. 125 Italy 0.162 compare
  5. 126 Suriname 0.156 compare
  6. 127 Slovakia 0.155 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Bulgaria?
Centralization of political power index in Bulgaria was 0.165 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 1789.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.101 in 2022.
How does Bulgaria rank for centralization of political power index?
Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.