What is political centralization index in Bulgaria?

Political centralization index in Bulgaria was 0.165 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 1789.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.101 in 2022.

How does Bulgaria rank for political centralization index?

Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Bulgaria

Name: Political centralization index in Bulgaria
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bulgaria: Political centralization 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

Political centralization index in Bulgaria, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political centralization 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, political centralization 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.

Political centralization index in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Bulgaria, 1789 to 2025.
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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

121 Slovenia 0.172 compare
122 Bhutan 0.169 compare
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125 Italy 0.162 compare
126 Suriname 0.156 compare
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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Bulgaria?: Political centralization index in Bulgaria was 0.165 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 1789.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.101 in 2022.
How does Bulgaria rank for political centralization index?: Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026