State Capacity Index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: State Capacity Index was 1.17 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Bulgaria, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for state capacity index in Bulgaria is 1.17, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1.87 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4931, in 1960.
That places Bulgaria 38th out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4931 | — |
| 1961 | 0.5259 | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.5466 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5484 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5508 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5315 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.542 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5314 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.535 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5495 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6367 | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7791 | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7951 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7962 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.818 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8409 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8394 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.05 | +25.1% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.1 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.13 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.15 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.17 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.34 | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 1.27 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.64 | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 1.66 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.7 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.59 | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 1.87 | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 1.74 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.58 | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 1.39 | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.41 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.25 | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.49 | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 1.49 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.48 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.51 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.48 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.43 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.51 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.33 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.27 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.34 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.23 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 | -2.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.17 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +29.5% | 1.27 | 1.64 |
| 1977 | +25.1% | 0.8394 | 1.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5354 | 0.4931 | 0.5508 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8705 | 0.6367 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 | 1.25 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.33 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1.17 | 1.34 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 state capacity index in Bulgaria?
- State capacity index in Bulgaria was 1.17 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 1990.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4931 in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for state capacity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.