According to preliminary data in 2025 the expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets in all sectors of the economy amounted to 44 138 million BGN and increased by 18.4% compared to the previous year.
Comparison with the previous year is not applicable to the sectoral structure due to the entry into force of the new Classification of Economic Activities NACE Rev. 2.1.
In 2025, the largest volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was made in the industry sector, amounting to BGN 14 132 million, followed by the services sector (trade, transportation, storage and postal services, accommodation and food service activities), with BGN 8 284 million (Figure 1).
Economic activities by section (NACE Rev. 2.1)
| A | Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
| B | Mining and quarrying |
| C | Manufacturing |
| D | Еlectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
| E | Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
| F | Construction |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade |
| H | Transportation and storage |
| I | Accommodation and food service activities |
| J | Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities |
| K | Telecommunication, computer programming, consulting, computing infrastructure and other information service activities |
| L | Financial and insurance activities |
| M | Real estate activities |
| N | Professional, scientific and technical activities |
| O | Administrative and support service activities |
| P | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
| Q | Education |
| R | Human health and social work activities |
| S | Arts, sports and recreation |
| T_V | Other service activities, activities of households as employers and undifferentiated goods - and service-producing activities of households for own use, activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies |
During the reporting year 2025, a change was also recorded in the structure of the expenditure on the acquisition of tangible fixed assets by type. The share of investments in land increased by 2.8 percentage points compared with the previous year, reaching 9.4%. At the same time, a 1.8 percentage point decline was observed in the expenditure on the acquisition of buildings, civil engineering structures and constructions, which accounted for 33.4% of the total expenditure on the acquisition of tangible fixed assets (Figure 2).
Methodological notes
The expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets during the period under review include the actual costs: land purchase and building construction, construction equipment and mechanisms through order and produced by own account, for delivery and installation of tangible fixed assets, for machinery, equipment and means of transport, for geological and hydrological prospecting, for research and design related to construction and other expenditure, connected with acquiring tangible fixed assets. The current maintenance cost of existing tangible fixed assets is not included in the volume of expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets.
Annex
Table 1
| (Million BGN) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Economic activity groupings | NACE Rev.2.1 code | 2025* |
| Total | Total | 44138 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | А | 2034 |
| Mining and quarrying | B | 388 |
| Manufacturing | C | 6015 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | D | 7385 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | E | 344 |
| Construction | F | 3454 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | G | 4024 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 3311 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | 949 |
| Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities | J | 86 |
| Telecommunication, computer programming, consulting, computing infrastructure and other information service activities | K | 2160 |
| Financial and insurance activities | L | 598 |
| Real estate activities | M | 4953 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | N | 952 |
| Administrative and support service activities | O | 1315 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | P | 4262 |
| Education | Q | 419 |
| Human health and social work activities | R | 716 |
| Arts, sports and recreation | S | 447 |
| Other service activities, activities of households as employers and undifferentiated goods - and service-producing activities of households for own use, activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies | T_V | 326 |
| * Preliminary data. |
Table 2
| (Million BGN) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025* | |
| Total | 37290 | 44138 |
| Land | 2456 | 4153 |
| Buildings and construction equipment | 13122 | 14721 |
| Machines and equipment | 11762 | 13347 |
| Means of transport | 4558 | 4700 |
| Other expenditure | 5392 | 7217 |
| * Preliminary data. |
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