{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-rail-freight-volume","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-rail-freight-volume","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-rail-freight-volume/","title":"Bulgaria Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres) (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres): 3,998 million tonne-km in 2025, -8.5% YoY. Eurostat (RAIL_GO_TOTAL), 2006–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2006/2025","unit":"million tonne-km","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/RAIL_GO_TOTAL/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2006–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"3,998","unit":"million tonne-km","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-8.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-8.5%","unit":"million tonne-km"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres)"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2006","value":5396},{"period":"2007","value":5241},{"period":"2008","value":4693},{"period":"2009","value":3145},{"period":"2010","value":3064},{"period":"2011","value":3291},{"period":"2012","value":2907},{"period":"2013","value":3246},{"period":"2014","value":3439},{"period":"2015","value":3650},{"period":"2016","value":3434},{"period":"2017","value":3931},{"period":"2018","value":3824},{"period":"2019","value":3902},{"period":"2020","value":4503},{"period":"2021","value":4657},{"period":"2022","value":5239},{"period":"2023","value":4555},{"period":"2024","value":4369},{"period":"2025","value":3998}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"million tonne-km"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3998.0","yoyChange":"-8.5%"},{"year":"2024","value":"4369.0","yoyChange":"-4.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"4555.0","yoyChange":"-13.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"5239.0","yoyChange":"+12.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"4657.0","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"4503.0","yoyChange":"+15.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"3902.0","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"3824.0","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"3931.0","yoyChange":"+14.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"3434.0","yoyChange":"-5.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"3650.0","yoyChange":"+6.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3439.0","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"3246.0","yoyChange":"+11.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2907.0","yoyChange":"-11.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"3291.0","yoyChange":"+7.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"3064.0","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3145.0","yoyChange":"-33.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"4693.0","yoyChange":"-10.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"5241.0","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"5396.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total rail freight volume (million tonne-kilometres) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2006–2025 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5,396 million tonne-km in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,907 in 2012. The latest reading of 3,998 in 2025 represents a change of -371."}]}