Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 386.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Bulgaria, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 386.8% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Bulgaria peaked at 468.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 317.3%, in 2015.
Bulgaria ranks 85th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 392.1% | — |
| 2010 | 397.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 366.6% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 340.7% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 341.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 341.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 317.3% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 374.0% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 468.4% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 428.8% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 386.8% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 392.1% | 392.1% | 392.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 376.3% | 317.3% | 468.4% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Bulgaria?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Bulgaria was 386.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 468.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 317.3% in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.