Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 1.17 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Bulgaria, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Bulgaria is 1.17 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Bulgaria peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.375 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.375 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7222 GPIA | +92.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6667 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7895 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6923 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8571 GPIA | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9783 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9515 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.16 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6491 GPIA | 0.375 GPIA | 0.7895 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.8571 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 8 Mauritius 1.2 GPIA compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.19 GPIA compare
- 10 Russian Federation 1.18 GPIA compare
- 12 Latvia 1.17 GPIA compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 1.15 GPIA compare
- 14 Lithuania 1.14 GPIA compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Bulgaria was 1.17 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release