Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.5% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bulgaria peaked at 20.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.4% | — |
| 1981 | 16.6% | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | +62.2% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | +113.5% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -34.5% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -32.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +5.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7%, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +113.5% | 9.6% | 20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 10.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 9.2% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 4.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 503.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2583 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bulgaria?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bulgaria was 2.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Bulgaria ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.