Europe & Central Asia · High income
Bulgaria: key statistics
Bulgaria has 6.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $20,328. Below: 76 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Sofia
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- ISO codes
- BGBGR
- Land neighbours
- Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye
Population6.4m2025 · rank 111 of 217GDP$131bn2025 · rank 63 of 211GDP per capita$20,3282025 · rank 74 of 211Life expectancy75.8 yrs2024 · rank 101 of 217Internet users82.4%2024 · rank 93 of 188Fertility1.722024 · rank 125 of 217CO₂ per person5.31 t2024 · rank 49 of 203Inflation4.6%2025 · rank 47 of 180
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Bulgaria, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Bulgaria by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6.4m | 2025 | 111/217 | 28/58 | −7.9% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.13% | 2025 | 181/217 | 43/58 | +1.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 74.2% | 2025 | 76/217 | 23/58 | +1.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.72 | 2024 | 125/217 | 12/58 | +6.2% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 22.2% | 2025 | 18/217 | 13/58 | +2.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.4% | 2025 | 190/217 | 40/58 | +0.5 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 59.3 | 2024 | 146/216 | 42/57 | −8.9% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.3 | 2024 | 182/217 | 36/58 | −14% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 111,000 km² | 2024 | 105/216 | 22/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $131bn | 2025 | 63/211 | 27/57 | +158% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $20,328 | 2025 | 74/211 | 38/57 | +180% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $44,451 | 2025 | 60/199 | 36/53 | +135% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $17,780 | 2025 | 73/201 | 34/53 | +136% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.1% | 2025 | 110/210 | 19/56 | −0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.2% | 2025 | 75/210 | 16/56 | −1.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.5% | 2025 | 140/198 | 30/56 | −1.6 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 21.2% | 2025 | 120/201 | 33/57 | −2.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 63.3% | 2025 | 67/201 | 25/57 | +5.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 21.7% | 2025 | 108/175 | 38/51 | +0.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 16.7% | 2025 | 113/163 | 41/49 | −4.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.6% | 2025 | 47/180 | 12/49 | +4.7 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -3.0% | 2025 | 124/136 | 24/24 | −7.3 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 4.2% | 2025 | 127/136 | 22/24 | −3.2 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.74 | 2025 | 148/210 | 26/57 | −1.7% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 20.7% | 2024 | 44/142 | 25/48 | +1.1 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 35.8% | 2023 | 30/142 | 21/47 | +2.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 55.1% | 2022 | 41/119 | 11/20 | −40.8 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.01% | 2025 | 65/156 | 28/47 | +0.8 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 50.7% | 2025 | 52/184 | 22/52 | −13.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 51.8% | 2025 | 77/184 | 29/52 | −11.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 102.5% | 2025 | 59/184 | 24/52 | −24.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -5.8% | 2025 | 140/185 | 42/50 | −5.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.7% | 2025 | 57/197 | 10/51 | −0.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.1% | 2025 | 94/178 | 21/50 | −0.9 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 5.0m | 2020 | 38/196 | 23/51 | −41% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.5% | 2025 | 129/187 | 42/49 | −5.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 10.2% | 2025 | 114/187 | 37/49 | −11.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 56.1% | 2025 | 134/187 | 37/49 | +1.9 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 50.4% | 2025 | 118/187 | 35/49 | +1.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 1.0% | 2023 | 89/151 | 10/47 | −2.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.6% | 2023 | 98/151 | 12/47 | −3.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 21.2% | 2024 | 73/145 | 8/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 39.5 | 2023 | 41/151 | 2/47 | +7.9% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 113/167 | 12/47 | −0.8 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 25.0% | 2025 | 100/190 | 40/52 | +4.6 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.3% | 2011 | 32/141 | 22/27 | +0.2 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 98.0% | 2011 | 31/147 | 20/28 | +0.3 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 95.3% | 2024 | 142/191 | 50/53 | −4.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 94.8% | 2024 | 81/176 | 38/53 | −10.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 69.5% | 2024 | 53/172 | 32/52 | −3.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 94.6% | 2024 | 83/168 | 37/47 | −4.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.2 | 2017 | 110/173 | 15/48 | −4.6% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.5% | 2022 | 78/184 | 26/49 | +1.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.8 yrs | 2024 | 101/217 | 46/58 | +1.7% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 4.6 | 2024 | 152/196 | 17/52 | −37% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.7 | 2024 | 149/196 | 17/52 | −34% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 6 | 2023 | 164/194 | 28/51 | −14% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.9% | 2023 | 64/193 | 26/52 | +0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,258 | 2023 | 57/193 | 33/52 | +127% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.33 | 2022 | 23/180 | 18/50 | +12% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 94% | 2024 | 69/193 | 24/51 | +1.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 116/153 | 24/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 7.0% | 2014 | 118/154 | 9/28 | −1.8 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.2% | 2024 | 76/206 | 38/56 | −0.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 86.1% | 2024 | 131/203 | 53/54 | +0.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 82.4% | 2024 | 93/188 | 48/51 | +26.9 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 118.1 | 2024 | 97/210 | 38/56 | −10% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 37.0 | 2023 | 36/208 | 22/55 | +89% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 20/215 | 9/57 | +4.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 98.0% | 2024 | 64/192 | 30/51 | +4.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.31 t | 2024 | 49/203 | 24/49 | −21% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 20.4% | 2021 | 105/212 | 26/54 | +7.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 22.2% | 2021 | 108/206 | 38/51 | +12.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 36.4% | 2024 | 92/214 | 21/57 | +1.2 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 32.2% | 2024 | 25/206 | 11/53 | +0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 25.9% | 2022 | 51/177 | 15/47 | −1.3 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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