Manufacturing share of total employment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Manufacturing share of total employment was 18.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing share of total employment in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing share of total employment in Bulgaria is 18.06, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Bulgaria peaked at 24.45 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.06, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 16th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Manufacturing share of total employment in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.41 | — |
| 2001 | 24.06 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 23.81 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 23.34 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.87 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 24.45 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.96 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 23.56 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.16 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 22.19 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 20.96 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 19.49 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 20.83 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 19.76 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.23 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.86 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 19.99 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.65 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 19.02 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.56 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 18.57 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.31 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 18.34 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.06 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.58 | 22.19 | 24.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.63 | 18.56 | 20.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.32 | 18.06 | 18.57 | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing share of total employment in Bulgaria?
- Manufacturing share of total employment in Bulgaria was 18.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.45 in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.06 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Manufacturing share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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