According to the first estimate of the Economic Accounts for Agriculture, the final output of the agricultural 'industry' at basic prices in 2025 amounted to 9 897.5 million BGN. The gross value added at basic prices increased by 7.8% on an annual basis and reached 4 321.2 million BGN, and the net entrepreneurial income was 915.0 million BGN.
According to the first estimate of Economic Accounts for Agriculture, the final output of the agricultural 'industry' at basic prices[1] in 2025 amounted to 9 897.5 million BGN, which was 2.0% more than in the previous year. The increase was due to a rise in prices - by 4.9%, while a decrease of 2.8% was observed in volumes.
The value of crop output amounted to 6 543.7 million BGN and rose by 1.5% compared to 2024. The increase was due to the higher prices - by 6.6%, while a decrease of 4.8% was registered in volumes.
An increase in prices was recorded in almost all major crop categories: fruits (84.7%), vegetables (17.6%), cereals (1.6%), industrial crops (4.4%), fodder crops (3.2%), and other crop products (5.6%). A decline in prices was observed only in protein crops - by 14.4%.
The decrease in the volume of crop output was due to adverse weather conditions, which led to a significant decline in fruits and fresh vegetables: peaches (53.3%), apples (24.2%), other fresh fruits (67.1%), tomatoes (22.6%), and other fresh vegetables (11.4%). A decrease was also reported in cereals - by 0.9%, while an increase of 1.6% was observed in industrial crops.
The animal output was estimated at 2 535.8 million BGN and increased by 5.0% compared to the previous year. The increase was due to both higher prices - by 1.3%, and the growth in volumes - by 3.7%.
The value of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in 2025 amounted to 5 576.3 million BGN, which was 2.2% lower than the previous year. The decrease was due to the drop in volumes - by 2.4%, while an increase of 0.3% was registered in prices.
The gross value added at basic prices produced in agriculture in 2025 was estimated at 4 321.2 million BGN and was 7.8% higher than in 2024. The increase was due to the rise in the prices - by 11.4%, while in volumes a decrease - by 3.2%, was observed.
The value index[2] of Net income at factor cost decreased by 5.3% and the net operating surplus/mixed income - by 8.4%.
The value index of Net entrepreneurial income in agriculture in 2025 decreased by 6.3% in comparison to 2024.
[1] Basic prices include subsidies on products but do not include taxes on products.
[2] The Net mixed income index in agriculture is calculated by comparing the nominal value of the indicator for 2025 with its nominal value in 2024.
Methodological notes
The Economic accounts for Agriculture are satellite accounts in the framework of the National Accounts providing complementary information and concepts adapted to the particular nature of the agricultural industry. They are elaborated according to the Regulation (EC) 138/2004 and adopted by Eurostat methodology presented in the Manual on the Economic Accounts for Agriculture, 2024 edition. The following accounts build up the architecture of the accounts: there are three current accounts - Production account, Generation of income account, Entrepreneurial income account, and one for accumulation account - Capital account, so that the sequence and exhaustiveness are provided for according to the European System of Accounts (ESA).
Main indicators
The main purpose of the elaboration of the economic accounts is to analyse the production process and entrepreneurial income generated by the agricultural ‘industry’. The calculation of the income is realized in the frame of the mentioned three current accounts, where the next methodological links were followed:
Crop output
+ Livestock output
+ Agricultural services
+ Non-agricultural secondary activities (inseparable)
= Output of the agricultural ‘industry’
- Intermediate consumption
= Gross value added at basic prices
- Fixed capital consumption
= Net value added at basic prices
- Compensation of employees
- Other taxes on production
+ Other subsidies on production
= Net operating surplus/Net mixed-income
- Rents paid
- Interest paid
+ Interest received
= Net entrepreneurial income.
The output of the agricultural ‘industry’ represents all of the services and products produced by all units with agricultural activity. Data refer to the final output, which does not include goods and services produced and consumed by the same unit for the same period.
Тhe economic accounts for agriculture do not include:
- Output of the certain activities which are considered as agricultural services - operation or irrigation systems, design, planting and maintenance of gardens, parks and green areas for sports facilities and like tree pruning and hedge trimming;
- Output of the form of agricultural work-in-progress for crops whose production is treated as a continuous process for the accounting period or for two calendar years;
- Non-agricultural output of agricultural units when the activities are separable.
The Net income at factor cost (calculated as net value added at basic prices less other taxes on production plus other subsidies on production) measures the remuneration of all factors of production (land, capital, labour).
The Net operating surplus/net mixed-income (calculated after deduction of compensation of employees and other taxes on production and adding other subsidies on production from the net value added at basic prices) measures the income of the use of land, capital and non-salaried labour input.
The Net entrepreneurial income (calculated after adding to the net operating surplus/net mixed income the interests, received by agricultural holdings, operating as companies and deducting the interests and rents, paid by them) measures the compensation of non-salaried labour, the remuneration from land, belonging of agricultural holdings and the income from the use of capital.
Data on the economic accounts for agriculture are elaborated for the calendar year at current and at constant prices based on the previous year.
Sources of information
The main sources of information are the statistical surveys conducted by both the NSI and the Agrostatistics Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. There are used data of State fund ‘Agriculture’ about financial support in agriculture.
Annex
Table 1
Value for 2025 in mio BGN
Volume index
Price index
Index 2024 = 100
Output of the agricultural 'industry'
9 897.5
97.2
104.9
102.0
Agricultural output
9 079.5
97.5
105.0
102.5
Crop output
6 543.7
95.2
106.6
101.5
Cereal crops
3 435.6
99.1
101.6
100.7
Industrial crops
1 864.5
101.6
104.4
106.1
Fodder crops
171.7
83.7
103.2
86.4
Vegetables
561.8
85.5
117.6
100.5
Potatoes
64.1
85.0
100.3
85.2
Fruit
389.7
53.8
184.7
99.4
Other crop products
56.3
100.6
105.6
106.2
Livestock output
2 535.8
103.7
101.3
105.0
Livestock
1 342.2
105.8
95.3
100.8
Livestock products
1 193.6
101.1
109.1
110.3
Agricultural services output
535.7
95.8
102.1
97.8
Non-agricultural secondary activities
(inseparable)
282.3
91.0
104.1
94.7
Total intermediate consumption
5 576.3
97.6
100.3
97.8
Seeds and planting stock
399.4
101.1
100.1
101.2
Energy and lubricants
978.0
96.3
96.6
93.1
Fertilisers and soil improvers
922.3
96.8
100.3
97.1
Plant protection products and pesticides
483.1
99.5
95.9
95.5
Veterinary expenses
110.4
85.8
105.4
90.5
Animal feedingstuffs
1 225.1
101.2
100.6
101.8
Maintenance of materials
346.6
91.9
108.5
99.7
Maintenance of buildings
138.2
94.3
105.0
99.0
Agricultural services
535.7
95.8
102.1
97.8
FISIM
53.7
98.0
102.1
100.0
Other goods and services
383.8
97.8
102.1
99.8
Gross value added at basic prices
4 321.2
96.8
111.4
107.8
Fixed capital consumption
1 283.2
93.7
111.1
104.1
Net value added at basic prices
3 038.0
98.1
111.6
109.5
Income at factor cost
4 935.4
-
-
94.7
Net operating surplus
3 104.3
-
-
91.6
Net entrepreneurial income
915.0
-
-
93.7
Figure 1. Variation of agricultural income indicators during the period 2007 - 2025
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