National Statistical Institute

What National Statistical Institute does

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) is the official statistical authority of the Republic of Bulgaria, founded in 1880 and headquartered in Sofia. Operating under the Law on Statistics and as an integral member of the European Statistical System (ESS), NSI coordinates all national statistical activities, producing and disseminating official data on social, economic, demographic, and environmental processes. Its coverage spans business statistics, macroeconomic indicators, demographics, labor markets, healthcare, agriculture, regional and gender statistics, and crisis events.

NSI's technology platform consists of interconnected information systems: INFOSTAT (a queryable statistical database), MONITORSTAT (an indicator monitoring system), a Data Catalog for dataset discovery, an SDMX 2.1 Dissemination Database for standardized international data exchange, GIS-based georeferenced and population grid datasets, a Digital Library of publications, and the National Register of Populated Places. The institute holds ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications for quality and information security, and participates in regular ESS peer reviews (most recently in 2022) against the European Statistics Code of Practice.

NSI is a state government institution funded through the Bulgarian national budget; it does not generate commercial revenue and provides all statistical information free of charge under a permissive licensing framework (License Version 2.0, 2022). Its customer/user base spans national and local government, businesses, academic researchers, media, Eurostat and other international bodies, and the general public. Distribution occurs through the www.nsi.bg website, dedicated information systems, SDMX infrastructure, press releases, social media, territorial statistical bureaus across Bulgaria, and a physical library at headquarters.

Name

National Statistical Institute

Legal name

National Statistical Institute (NSI)

Website

https://nsi.bg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

National Statistical Institute is Bulgaria's official statistical authority, founded 1880, producing and disseminating free official data on social, economic, and demographic processes for government, business, academia, media, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Official Statistics and National Statistical Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Economic Programs (9261)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

National Statistics & Census Administration (BPAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Statistics & Reporting (National/State/Local Indicators) (HLAJAJAC), Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC)

Keywords

• Official statistics
• Statistical data dissemination
• Demographic statistics
• Macroeconomic statistics
• Business statistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Sofia

HQ country

Bulgaria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a state institution, NSI is funded through the national budget. Statistical information is provided free of charge to all users. Revenue comes from government appropriations rather than commercial sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) of the Republic of Bulgaria produces, processes, and disseminates official statistical information on social, economic, demographic, and environmental processes in Bulgaria. As the state's exclusive statistical authority operating under the Law on Statistics, NSI coordinates all national statistical activities and provides free public access to official statistics via its website, the INFOSTAT and MONITORSTAT information systems, the SDMX 2.1 reference infrastructure, and a digital library of publications.

Product overview

The National Statistical Institute operates a unified statistical information platform consisting of multiple interconnected systems. The core infrastructure includes INFOSTAT for comprehensive statistical data access, MONITORSTAT for monitoring analytics, the Data Catalog for dataset discovery, and the SDMX 2.1 Dissemination Database for standardized data exchange. Supporting services include the Digital Library for publications and the National Register of Populated Places for geographic reference data. The Statistics Magazine serves as an academic publication. NSI distributes statistical information through its main website, press releases, print and electronic publications, media/social networks, and direct user services via contracts, standard requests, library services, and the digital library.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INFOSTAT: Information system providing statistical database access
• MONITORSTAT
• Digital Library
• Statistics Magazine

Products and services

• INFOSTAT Information System (ИС Инфостат) Information system providing query-based access to NSI's statistical databases covering business, demographic, macroeconomic, and other official statistics for government bodies, businesses, researchers, media, and the general public.
• MONITORSTAT Information System (ИС Мониторстат)
• Data Catalog (ИС Каталог на данни)
• SDMX 2.1 Dissemination Database
• Digital Library (Дигитална библиотека)
• National Register of Populated Places (Национален регистър на населените места)
• Statistics Magazine (Списание „Статистика")

Quantifiable outcome

• Participation in European Statistical System ensures compliance with international statistical standards and comparability with EU Member States
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eurostat (Co-organizer of 145th Anniversary Conference)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2025High-level conference 'EU Enlargement: Reliable and Comparable Statistics as a Condition for Successful Accession Process', September 11-12, 2025, Burgas, organized by NSI in cooperation with Eurostat for NSI's 145th anniversary.
• Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI is an integral part of the European Statistical System (ESS), a partnership between Eurostat and national statistical institutes. NSI coordinates all statistical activities in Bulgaria and serves as the EC contact point for statistical issues. Maintains close cooperation with Eurostat on development, production, and dissemination of European statistics.
• European Statistical System (ESS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership of EU Member State national statistical institutes coordinated by Eurostat. NSI participates in ESS committees including ESSC, Partnership Group, DGINS Conference, ESGAB, and ESAC. Cooperates on harmonization of statistics across Europe.
• International Statistical Institute (ISI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI is an institutional member of ISI, established 1885. ISI promotes understanding, development, and good practice of statistics worldwide. NSI participates in ISI activities and benefits from international cooperation.
• International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI is an institutional member of IAOS, a specialized section of ISI founded 1985. IAOS promotes understanding and advancement of official statistics and fosters development of effective official statistical services.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI maintains active cooperation with OECD. In September 2018, Bulgaria joined OECD Recommendation on Good Statistical Practice. In June 2019, NSI received Associate status in OECD Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy (CSSP). On January 25, 2022, OECD Council decided to open accession discussions with Bulgaria.
• United Nations Statistical CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI participates in UN Statistical Commission activities. The Commission, established 1947, is the highest decision-making body for international statistical activities, setting standards and developing concepts and methods.
• Conference of European Statisticians (CES) at UNECEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI participates in CES, founded 1953, which provides a platform for coordination of international statistical work in the UNECE region, developing methodological guidelines and recommendations to improve national statistics.
• World BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI cooperates with World Bank on statistical data and development indicators.
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI cooperates with IMF on financial and monetary statistics.
• National Statistical Institutes of EU/EFTA CountriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSI maintains bilateral and multilateral cooperation with all EU and EFTA national statistical institutes, participating in joint working groups, conferences, and exchange of best practices.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus): National statistical institute of Finland and a fellow ESS member. Operates an identical mandate: official statistics across economic, social, demographic, and environmental domains, with free public dissemination and SDMX-based data exchange.
• INSEE (France): France's national statistical institute and one of the largest in the EU. Performs the same statutory function as NSI — producing and disseminating official statistics — and is a benchmark among EU NSIs for methodology and infrastructure.
• Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt, Germany): Germany's federal statistical office. Direct ESS counterpart producing official economic and social statistics, with a comparable mandate under German law and a similar free-access dissemination model.
• ISTAT (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, Italy): Italy's national statistical institute. ESS member with the same functional mandate as NSI — producing official statistics, operating information systems for data dissemination, and coordinating the national statistical system.
• INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Spain): Spain's national statistical office. Performs the same role as NSI in producing and disseminating official statistics, with equivalent ESS obligations and free public access.
• Czech Statistical Office (CZSO): Statistics authority of the Czech Republic. Most direct geographic and structural peer to NSI — a fellow Visegrad-region EU NSI producing comparable official statistics for a similar-sized economy.
• Statistics Poland (GUS): Poland's Central Statistical Office. A direct peer in size, mandate, and EU member-state context — produces comparable official statistics across economic, demographic, and social domains.
• Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union): Eurostat is the EU-level statistical authority that NSI directly feeds data into as part of the European Statistical System. It is the apex coordinator for European statistics and the most direct counterpart to NSI's mandate.

Broad incumbents

• OECD Statistics Directorate: OECD's statistics arm, which NSI directly cooperates with (associate status in CSSP from 2019). Operates a broader international statistical mandate that NSI's outputs feed into.
• ONS (Office for National Statistics, UK): UK's national statistical institute. Larger and more resource-rich than NSI but functionally equivalent — produces official statistics and operates as a recognized producer within the global statistical community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@bgnsi
• Facebookfacebook.com/nsibg
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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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