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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise death rate

Blagoevgrad had the highest enterprise death rate of 28 areas in 2022, at 9.88%. Smolyan had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 8.27% and the figure for Bulgaria was 8.33%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest9.88Blagoevgrad
Lowest6.3Smolyan
Median8.2728 areas
Bulgaria8.33History

All areas, 2022

Blagoevgrad: 9.88 %Blagoevgrad9.88Burgas: 9.51 %Burgas9.51Yambol: 8.89 %Yambol8.89Varna: 8.86 %Varna8.86Dobrich: 8.66 %Dobrich8.66Sliven: 8.58 %Sliven8.58Montana: 8.5 %Montana8.5Sofia (stolitsa): 8.49 %Sofia (stolitsa)8.49Ruse: 8.45 %Ruse8.45Kyustendil: 8.42 %Kyustendil8.42Vidin: 8.41 %Vidin8.41Razgrad: 8.36 %Razgrad8.36Targovishte: 8.36 %Targovishte8.36Haskovo: 8.35 %Haskovo8.35Shumen: 8.18 %Shumen8.18Pernik: 7.96 %Pernik7.96Sofia: 7.87 %Sofia7.87Veliko Tarnovo: 7.81 %Veliko Tarnovo7.81Kardzhali: 7.68 %Kardzhali7.68Pleven: 7.62 %Pleven7.62Vratsa: 7.58 %Vratsa7.58Pazardzhik: 7.56 %Pazardzhik7.56Lovech: 7.53 %Lovech7.53Plovdiv: 7.5 %Plovdiv7.5Stara Zagora: 7.44 %Stara Zagora7.44Silistra: 7.42 %Silistra7.42Gabrovo: 7.08 %Gabrovo7.08Smolyan: 6.3 %Smolyan6.3Blagoevgrad: 9.88 %Blagoevgrad9.88Burgas: 9.51 %Burgas9.51Yambol: 8.89 %Yambol8.89Varna: 8.86 %Varna8.86Dobrich: 8.66 %Dobrich8.66Sliven: 8.58 %Sliven8.58Montana: 8.5 %Montana8.5Sofia (stolitsa): 8.49 %Sofia (stolitsa)8.49Ruse: 8.45 %Ruse8.45Kyustendil: 8.42 %Kyustendil8.42Vidin: 8.41 %Vidin8.41Razgrad: 8.36 %Razgrad8.36Targovishte: 8.36 %Targovishte8.36Haskovo: 8.35 %Haskovo8.35Shumen: 8.18 %Shumen8.18Pernik: 7.96 %Pernik7.96Sofia: 7.87 %Sofia7.87Veliko Tarnovo: 7.81 %Veliko Tarnovo7.81Kardzhali: 7.68 %Kardzhali7.68Pleven: 7.62 %Pleven7.62Vratsa: 7.58 %Vratsa7.58Pazardzhik: 7.56 %Pazardzhik7.56Lovech: 7.53 %Lovech7.53Plovdiv: 7.5 %Plovdiv7.5Stara Zagora: 7.44 %Stara Zagora7.44Silistra: 7.42 %Silistra7.42Gabrovo: 7.08 %Gabrovo7.08Smolyan: 6.3 %Smolyan6.3
%. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Blagoevgrad Provisional9.88+0.57 pts
2Burgas Provisional9.51+0.53 pts
3Yambol Provisional8.89+1.23 pts
4Varna Provisional8.86-0.06 pts
5Dobrich Provisional8.66-0.16 pts
6Sliven Provisional8.58+0.89 pts
7Montana Provisional8.5+0.36 pts
8Sofia (stolitsa) Provisional8.49-0.11 pts
9Ruse Provisional8.45+0.24 pts
10Kyustendil Provisional8.42-0.67 pts
11Vidin Provisional8.41-1.09 pts
12Razgrad Provisional8.36-0.04 pts
12Targovishte Provisional8.36-0.45 pts
14Haskovo Provisional8.35+0.67 pts
15Shumen Provisional8.18+0.99 pts
16Pernik Provisional7.96-0.6 pts
17Sofia Provisional7.87+0.04 pts
18Veliko Tarnovo Provisional7.81+0.47 pts
19Kardzhali Provisional7.68+0.52 pts
20Pleven Provisional7.62-0.43 pts
21Vratsa Provisional7.58+0.23 pts
22Pazardzhik Provisional7.56-0.29 pts
23Lovech Provisional7.53+0.59 pts
24Plovdiv Provisional7.5+0.01 pts
25Stara Zagora Provisional7.44-0.27 pts
26Silistra Provisional7.42-1.37 pts
27Gabrovo Provisional7.08-0.26 pts
28Smolyan Provisional6.3-0.89 pts

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About this ranking

Enterprise deaths in the year as a percentage of the enterprises active in the same year. A death is an enterprise that stopped trading and was not reactivated within two years.

Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. The latest year is provisional until the two-year reactivation window has passed. Not an insolvency rate, and not comparable with establishment_exit_rate, which counts closed US business locations.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise death rate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise death rate, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-death-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise death rate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-death-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise death rate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-death-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest enterprise death rate?

Blagoevgrad, with 9.88% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Smolyan, with 6.3% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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