Bulgaria

Economy

• GDP

  : 130.8 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 20328 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 3.1 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 286.0 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 44451 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.42 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 4.6 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 3.5 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 10.2 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 50.7 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 51.8 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -1.4 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -5.8 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 47.1 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 3.7 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 1.0 % (2023)

• Agriculture

  : 2.5 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 21.2 % (2025)

• Services

  : 63.3 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 2.1 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 1.2 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 6.4 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : -0.1 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -2 961 (2025)

• Population density

  : 59.4 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 75.8 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.72 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 8.30 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 15.6 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 74.2 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 25.8 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 3.1 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.5 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 57.2 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 51.6 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 108 747 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 4.5 % (2022)

• Health expenditure

  : 7.9 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 39.5 (2023)

• Internet users

  : 82.4 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 118.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.2 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 30 $ (2023)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 31.1 % (2023)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 417.3 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 404.3 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 421.0 (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 99.1 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 11.5 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 441.1 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 58.1 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 79.8 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 37 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 2.1 % (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 5.31 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 6.15 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 20.4 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 22.2 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 2 604 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 36.2 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 18.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 21.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 10.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 22.5 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 4.9 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 6.7 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 39.1 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 18.2 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 3.5 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 5.82 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 39.3 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 20.6 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 9 103 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 65.1 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 3 893 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 94.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 94.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 5.70 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 6.00 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 25.6 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 40.7 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 17.9 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 7.4 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 38.7 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 73.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 4.33 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 8.20 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 38.0 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 35.8 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -2.6 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 21.8 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -0.8 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.24 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.04 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 1.09 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 0.04 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.03 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.29 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.21 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 20.1 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 10.5 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 51.7 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 5.8 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 4.9 B$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 58.5 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 16.7 % (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 5.70 (2025)