Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 69.9 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Stability - Governance score in Bulgaria, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 69.9 0-100 for political stability - governance score in 2025.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Bulgaria peaked at 75.62 0-100 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 62.77 0-100, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 94th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 62.77 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 74.5 0-100 | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 73.17 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 72.2 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 68.73 0-100 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 66.34 0-100 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 70.71 0-100 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 70.86 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.65 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 72.61 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 72.01 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.92 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.61 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 72.15 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 68.33 0-100 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 69.66 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 68.52 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 69.03 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.45 0-100 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 75.62 0-100 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 75.38 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.59 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 72.28 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 70.89 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 71.09 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.44 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 69.9 0-100 | +2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 69.9 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.93 0-100, 87% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 69.9 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.4 0-100, 95% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.64 0-100 | 62.77 0-100 | 74.5 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.92 0-100 | 66.34 0-100 | 73.17 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.37 0-100 | 68.33 0-100 | 75.62 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.87 0-100 | 68.44 0-100 | 72.59 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 91 New Caledonia 70.73 0-100 compare
- 92 United Kingdom 70.68 0-100 compare
- 93 Greece 70.46 0-100 compare
- 95 Panama 69.87 0-100 compare
- 96 Turkmenistan 69.74 0-100 compare
- 97 Germany 69.26 0-100 compare
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 political stability - governance score in Bulgaria?
- Political stability - governance score in Bulgaria was 69.9 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.62 0-100 in 2018.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.77 0-100 in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for political stability - governance score?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).