Bulgaria in figures
Back to BulgariaBulgaria lost population in every year from 2000 to 2025, going from 8,170,172 people to 6,433,302 by the World Bank's count. Over the same years the labour market tightened: unemployment fell from 19.9% in 2001 to 3.5% in 2025. By 2025 government debt had come down to 27.1% of GDP, just over a third of its level in 2000.
GDP
$130.8 bn
2025
from $13.2 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$20 328
2025
from $1 621 in 2000
Real growth
3.1%
2025
from 4.6% in 2000
Inflation
4.6%
2025
from 10.3% in 2000
Unemployment
3.5%
2025
from 16.2% in 2000
Government debt
27.1%of GDP
2025
from 73.3% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Bulgaria's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Output grew every year from 2000 to 2008, by as much as 7.1% in 2005, then fell 3.4% in 2009. Growth stayed at 2.1% or less from 2010 to 2014, and output shrank 0.5% in 2013. After a fall of 3.1% in 2020 the economy grew 7.8% in 2021, its fastest year since 2000. It grew 3.1% in 2025, and the IMF projected 2.8% for 2026. In current dollars GDP went from $13.2 billion in 2000 to $130.8 billion in 2025, almost ten times as much. Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 11.0% of GDP in 2000 and 2.5% in 2025, and services grew from 54.0% in 2000 to 63.3% in 2025. Industry, construction included, barely moved. It ranged between 26.6% in 2009 and 20.8% in 2021 and stood at 21.2% in 2025.
$130.8 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $130.8 bn |
| 2024 | $113.3 bn |
| 2023 | $102.2 bn |
| 2022 | $90.5 bn |
| 2021 | $84.4 bn |
| 2020 | $70.5 bn |
| 2019 | $68.5 bn |
| 2018 | $66.1 bn |
| 2017 | $59.2 bn |
| 2016 | $53.9 bn |
| 2015 | $50.8 bn |
| 2014 | $57.1 bn |
| 2013 | $55.8 bn |
| 2012 | $54.3 bn |
| 2011 | $57.7 bn |
| 2010 | $50.7 bn |
| 2009 | $52.0 bn |
| 2008 | $54.5 bn |
| 2007 | $44.4 bn |
| 2006 | $34.4 bn |
| 2005 | $29.9 bn |
| 2004 | $26.2 bn |
| 2003 | $21.1 bn |
| 2002 | $16.4 bn |
| 2001 | $14.2 bn |
| 2000 | $13.2 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
3.1%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.6% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.6% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.6% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.8% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.8% |
| 2025 | 3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.8% |
| 2020 | −3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | −0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | −3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7% |
| 2006 | 6.8% |
| 2005 | 7.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% |
| 2002 | 5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.6% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$20 3282025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20 328 | $44 451 |
| 2024 | $17 597 | $41 970 |
| 2023 | $15 854 | $38 829 |
| 2022 | $14 000 | $36 320 |
| 2021 | $12 967 | $30 959 |
| 2020 | $10 761 | $27 352 |
| 2019 | $10 354 | $26 766 |
| 2018 | $9 850 | $23 998 |
| 2017 | $8 697 | $22 317 |
| 2016 | $7 823 | $20 746 |
| 2015 | $7 269 | $18 896 |
| 2014 | $8 070 | $17 991 |
| 2013 | $7 796 | $16 894 |
| 2012 | $7 432 | $16 327 |
| 2011 | $7 850 | $15 747 |
| 2010 | $6 854 | $14 954 |
| 2009 | $6 989 | $14 188 |
| 2008 | $7 272 | $14 347 |
| 2007 | $5 889 | $12 822 |
| 2006 | $4 523 | $11 406 |
| 2005 | $3 900 | $10 291 |
| 2004 | $3 390 | $9 201 |
| 2003 | $2 720 | $8 416 |
| 2002 | $2 093 | $7 786 |
| 2001 | $1 771 | $6 960 |
| 2000 | $1 621 | $6 424 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Two years stand out: prices rose 12.3% in 2008 and 15.3% in 2022. They fell in each year from 2014 to 2016. The World Bank measured inflation at 4.6% in 2025. Unemployment came down twice, from 19.9% in 2001 to 5.6% in 2008 and from 12.9% in 2013 to 3.5% in 2025, and youth unemployment went from 39.1% in 2001 to 10.2% in 2025.
4.6%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | 3.4% |
| 2027 (projection) | 3.7% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.8% |
| 2025 | 4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 9.4% |
| 2022 | 15.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2015 | −0.1% |
| 2014 | −1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 12.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8% |
| 2001 | 7.4% |
| 2000 | 10.3% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
3.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5% | 10.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 12.1% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | 10.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 15.7% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | 14.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | 8.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | 12.7% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | 12.9% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | 17.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | 21.6% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | 23.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | 28.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | 28.1% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | 25.1% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | 21.9% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | 16.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | 12.8% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | 15.2% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | 19.6% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | 22.4% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | 24.5% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | 27.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | 35.6% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | 39.1% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | 33.2% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Between 2002 and 2022 exports climbed from 33.6% of GDP to 70.0%, then fell back to 50.7% in 2025. Imports peaked earlier, at 72.2% in 2008. In 2007 the current account deficit reached 25.7% of GDP while net inflows of foreign direct investment came to 31.2%, the extremes of both series. The current account then swung to a surplus of 3.2% in 2017 and was in deficit by 5.8% in 2025.
50.7%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.7% | 51.8% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | 53.9% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | 57.9% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | 68.9% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | 59.4% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | 54.0% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | 63.3% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | 62.6% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | 58.9% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | 63.0% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | 65.7% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | 65.1% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | 63.6% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | 58.6% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | 50.5% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | 72.2% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | 71.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | 64.1% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | 57.2% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | 52.1% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | 44.6% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | 41.6% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | 44.2% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | 41.5% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−5.8%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −5.8% |
| 2024 | −0.5% |
| 2023 | −1.1% |
| 2022 | −1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | −1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | −1.9% |
| 2009 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | −21.8% |
| 2007 | −25.7% |
| 2006 | −17.1% |
| 2005 | −11.2% |
| 2004 | −6.4% |
| 2003 | −4.8% |
| 2002 | −1.9% |
| 2001 | −5.7% |
| 2000 | −5.3% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
3.7%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.1% |
| 2022 | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 18.9% |
| 2007 | 31.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% |
| 2005 | 13.7% |
| 2004 | 11.8% |
| 2003 | 9.9% |
| 2002 | 5.5% |
| 2001 | 5.7% |
| 2000 | 7.6% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Gross debt fell from 73.3% of GDP in 2000 to 14.1% in 2010. A jump to 26.3% followed in 2014; the figure was 27.1% in 2025, and the IMF projected 35.9% for 2031. The budget ran surpluses from 2004 to 2008, up to 3.2% of GDP in 2006. From 2023 to 2025 the deficit was 3.0% of GDP each year. Taxes brought in 20.7% of GDP in 2024.
27.1%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 35.9% |
| 2030 (projection) | 34.4% |
| 2029 (projection) | 32.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | 30.9% |
| 2027 (projection) | 29.7% |
| 2026 (projection) | 28.2% |
| 2025 | 27.1% |
| 2024 | 23.8% |
| 2023 | 22.9% |
| 2022 | 22.5% |
| 2021 | 23.9% |
| 2020 | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% |
| 2018 | 20.1% |
| 2017 | 22.9% |
| 2016 | 27.0% |
| 2015 | 25.4% |
| 2014 | 26.3% |
| 2013 | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 16.5% |
| 2011 | 14.3% |
| 2010 | 14.1% |
| 2009 | 14.5% |
| 2008 | 14.7% |
| 2007 | 17.6% |
| 2006 | 22.6% |
| 2005 | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 37.8% |
| 2003 | 45.4% |
| 2002 | 53.4% |
| 2001 | 67.1% |
| 2000 | 73.3% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−3.0%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −3.3% |
| 2030 (projection) | −3.4% |
| 2029 (projection) | −3.4% |
| 2028 (projection) | −3.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | −3.6% |
| 2026 (projection) | −3.3% |
| 2025 | −3.0% |
| 2024 | −3.0% |
| 2023 | −3.0% |
| 2022 | −0.8% |
| 2021 | −2.8% |
| 2020 | −2.9% |
| 2019 | −1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | −2.8% |
| 2014 | −3.7% |
| 2013 | −1.8% |
| 2012 | −0.4% |
| 2011 | −1.8% |
| 2010 | −3.8% |
| 2009 | −0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | −0.6% |
| 2001 | −0.6% |
| 2000 | −0.6% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
20.7%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.7% |
| 2023 | 20.5% |
| 2022 | 21.7% |
| 2021 | 20.6% |
| 2020 | 20.2% |
| 2019 | 20.6% |
| 2018 | 20.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% |
| 2016 | 20.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% |
| 2014 | 19.6% |
| 2013 | 19.7% |
| 2012 | 18.4% |
| 2011 | 17.9% |
| 2010 | 17.9% |
| 2009 | 18.6% |
| 2008 | 22.0% |
| 2007 | 21.8% |
| 2006 | 21.8% |
| 2005 | 20.9% |
| 2004 | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% |
| 2001 | 19.8% |
| 2000 | 20.5% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Bulgaria
The share aged 65 or over rose from 16.6% in 2000 to 22.2% in 2025, while the working-age share fell from 67.7% to 63.4%. Deaths ran ahead of births in every year. In 2021 the death rate reached 22.9 per 1,000 people; in 2024 it was 15.6 against 8.3 births. Net migration turned positive in 2020, adding 30,167 people, and stayed positive until 2024. Births per woman rose from 1.21 in 2001 to 1.72 in 2024.
6.43 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.43 m |
| 2024 | 6.44 m |
| 2023 | 6.45 m |
| 2022 | 6.47 m |
| 2021 | 6.51 m |
| 2020 | 6.55 m |
| 2019 | 6.62 m |
| 2018 | 6.71 m |
| 2017 | 6.80 m |
| 2016 | 6.89 m |
| 2015 | 6.98 m |
| 2014 | 7.07 m |
| 2013 | 7.16 m |
| 2012 | 7.31 m |
| 2011 | 7.35 m |
| 2010 | 7.40 m |
| 2009 | 7.44 m |
| 2008 | 7.49 m |
| 2007 | 7.55 m |
| 2006 | 7.60 m |
| 2005 | 7.66 m |
| 2004 | 7.72 m |
| 2003 | 7.78 m |
| 2002 | 7.84 m |
| 2001 | 8.01 m |
| 2000 | 8.17 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.4% | 63.4% | 22.2% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | 63.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | 63.6% | 21.8% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | 63.8% | 21.7% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | 63.8% | 21.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | 63.9% | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | 64.1% | 21.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | 64.5% | 21.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | 65.0% | 20.9% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | 65.4% | 20.6% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | 65.9% | 20.2% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | 66.4% | 19.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | 67.0% | 19.4% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | 67.5% | 18.9% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | 68.0% | 18.5% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | 68.4% | 18.1% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | 68.7% | 17.9% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | 69.0% | 17.7% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | 69.1% | 17.6% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | 69.1% | 17.4% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | 69.0% | 17.3% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | 68.8% | 17.2% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | 68.5% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | 68.2% | 17.0% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | 68.0% | 16.8% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | 67.7% | 16.6% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.722024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.72 |
| 2023 | 1.81 |
| 2022 | 1.78 |
| 2021 | 1.80 |
| 2020 | 1.77 |
| 2019 | 1.79 |
| 2018 | 1.73 |
| 2017 | 1.71 |
| 2016 | 1.67 |
| 2015 | 1.64 |
| 2014 | 1.62 |
| 2013 | 1.54 |
| 2012 | 1.50 |
| 2011 | 1.51 |
| 2010 | 1.57 |
| 2009 | 1.66 |
| 2008 | 1.56 |
| 2007 | 1.49 |
| 2006 | 1.44 |
| 2005 | 1.37 |
| 2004 | 1.33 |
| 2003 | 1.26 |
| 2002 | 1.23 |
| 2001 | 1.21 |
| 2000 | 1.26 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
75.8 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.8 years |
| 2023 | 75.8 years |
| 2022 | 74.2 years |
| 2021 | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 73.4 years |
| 2019 | 75.1 years |
| 2018 | 75.0 years |
| 2017 | 74.8 years |
| 2016 | 74.8 years |
| 2015 | 74.6 years |
| 2014 | 74.5 years |
| 2013 | 74.9 years |
| 2012 | 74.3 years |
| 2011 | 74.2 years |
| 2010 | 73.5 years |
| 2009 | 73.4 years |
| 2008 | 73.0 years |
| 2007 | 72.7 years |
| 2006 | 72.6 years |
| 2005 | 72.6 years |
| 2004 | 72.6 years |
| 2003 | 72.1 years |
| 2002 | 71.9 years |
| 2001 | 71.8 years |
| 2000 | 71.7 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−2 9612025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 30 167 people, in 2020.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −2 961 |
| 2024 | 524 |
| 2023 | 5 173 |
| 2022 | 26 498 |
| 2021 | 11 756 |
| 2020 | 30 167 |
| 2019 | −2 156 |
| 2018 | −3 873 |
| 2017 | −6 109 |
| 2016 | −9 482 |
| 2015 | −4 227 |
| 2014 | −2 180 |
| 2013 | −1 324 |
| 2012 | −26 334 |
| 2011 | −23 360 |
| 2010 | −21 668 |
| 2009 | −19 060 |
| 2008 | −17 595 |
| 2007 | −16 366 |
| 2006 | −15 184 |
| 2005 | −14 435 |
| 2004 | −13 604 |
| 2003 | −13 183 |
| 2002 | −12 735 |
| 2001 | −30 726 |
| 2000 | −26 211 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
In 2000, 5.4% of people used the internet; by 2024 the share was 82.4%. Income grew more unequal. The Gini coefficient went from 28.9 in 2003 to 41.3 in 2018 and was 39.5 in 2023, while health spending came to 7.9% of GDP in 2023 and public spending on education to 4.5% in 2022.
7.9%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.9% |
| 2022 | 7.6% |
| 2021 | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% |
| 2014 | 7.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% |
| 2011 | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% |
| 2004 | 6.9% |
| 2003 | 7.2% |
| 2002 | 7.1% |
| 2001 | 6.9% |
| 2000 | 5.8% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
4.5%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.4% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
82.4%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.4% |
| 2023 | 80.4% |
| 2022 | 79.1% |
| 2021 | 75.3% |
| 2020 | 70.2% |
| 2019 | 68.0% |
| 2018 | 64.8% |
| 2017 | 63.4% |
| 2016 | 59.8% |
| 2015 | 56.7% |
| 2014 | 55.5% |
| 2013 | 53.1% |
| 2012 | 51.9% |
| 2011 | 48.0% |
| 2010 | 46.2% |
| 2009 | 45.0% |
| 2008 | 39.7% |
| 2007 | 33.6% |
| 2006 | 27.1% |
| 2005 | 20.0% |
| 2004 | 18.1% |
| 2003 | 12.0% |
| 2002 | 9.1% |
| 2001 | 7.6% |
| 2000 | 5.4% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
39.52023
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 39.5 |
| 2022 | 38.2 |
| 2021 | 39.0 |
| 2020 | 40.5 |
| 2019 | 40.3 |
| 2018 | 41.3 |
| 2017 | 40.4 |
| 2016 | 40.6 |
| 2015 | 38.6 |
| 2014 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 36.6 |
| 2012 | 36.0 |
| 2011 | 34.3 |
| 2010 | 35.7 |
| 2009 | 33.8 |
| 2008 | 33.6 |
| 2007 | 36.1 |
| 2006 | 35.7 |
| 2003 | 28.9 |
| 2001 | 32.7 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
74.2%2025
+5.9 points since 2000, between 68.3% and 74.2% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.2% |
| 2024 | 74.0% |
| 2023 | 73.7% |
| 2022 | 73.5% |
| 2021 | 73.3% |
| 2020 | 73.3% |
| 2019 | 73.7% |
| 2018 | 73.6% |
| 2017 | 73.4% |
| 2016 | 73.2% |
| 2015 | 73.1% |
| 2014 | 73.1% |
| 2013 | 73.0% |
| 2012 | 72.8% |
| 2011 | 72.6% |
| 2010 | 71.5% |
| 2009 | 71.3% |
| 2008 | 70.9% |
| 2007 | 70.7% |
| 2006 | 70.5% |
| 2005 | 70.1% |
| 2004 | 69.9% |
| 2003 | 69.8% |
| 2002 | 69.5% |
| 2001 | 69.2% |
| 2000 | 68.3% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewables supplied 7.2% of electricity in 2000 and 22.2% in 2021, and their share of final energy use rose from 8.0% to 20.4% over the same years. Emissions of carbon dioxide peaked at 7.7 tonnes per person in 2022 and fell to 5.3 tonnes in 2024. Forest cover grew from 30.5% of the land in 2000 to 36.2% in 2023.
22.2%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 22.2% |
| 2020 | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 17.9% |
| 2018 | 20.6% |
| 2017 | 14.9% |
| 2016 | 17.1% |
| 2015 | 18.8% |
| 2014 | 16.7% |
| 2013 | 17.5% |
| 2012 | 12.8% |
| 2011 | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 10.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6% |
| 2006 | 10.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% |
| 2003 | 7.8% |
| 2002 | 6.3% |
| 2001 | 4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.2% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
20.4%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.4% |
| 2020 | 21.1% |
| 2019 | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 19.6% |
| 2017 | 17.1% |
| 2016 | 17.7% |
| 2015 | 17.9% |
| 2014 | 17.1% |
| 2013 | 18.2% |
| 2012 | 15.6% |
| 2011 | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 14.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% |
| 2008 | 9.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% |
| 2006 | 10.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% |
| 2004 | 9.6% |
| 2003 | 9.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7% |
| 2001 | 7.2% |
| 2000 | 8.0% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
5.3 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 t |
| 2023 | 5.7 t |
| 2022 | 7.7 t |
| 2021 | 7.0 t |
| 2020 | 6.0 t |
| 2019 | 6.8 t |
| 2018 | 6.9 t |
| 2017 | 7.2 t |
| 2016 | 6.8 t |
| 2015 | 7.1 t |
| 2014 | 6.7 t |
| 2013 | 6.2 t |
| 2012 | 6.8 t |
| 2011 | 7.5 t |
| 2010 | 6.7 t |
| 2009 | 6.3 t |
| 2008 | 7.3 t |
| 2007 | 7.6 t |
| 2006 | 7.1 t |
| 2005 | 6.8 t |
| 2004 | 6.7 t |
| 2003 | 6.9 t |
| 2002 | 6.1 t |
| 2001 | 6.3 t |
| 2000 | 5.9 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
36.2%2023
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 36.2% |
| 2022 | 36.1% |
| 2021 | 36.0% |
| 2020 | 35.9% |
| 2019 | 35.7% |
| 2018 | 35.6% |
| 2017 | 35.5% |
| 2016 | 35.4% |
| 2015 | 35.3% |
| 2014 | 35.1% |
| 2013 | 35.0% |
| 2012 | 34.8% |
| 2011 | 34.6% |
| 2010 | 34.4% |
| 2009 | 34.1% |
| 2008 | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 33.4% |
| 2006 | 33.1% |
| 2005 | 32.7% |
| 2004 | 32.4% |
| 2003 | 32.0% |
| 2002 | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 30.8% |
| 2000 | 30.5% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Bulgaria's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1878
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Official language
- Bulgarian
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +359
- Internet domain
- .bg · .бг
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
Memberships
- 1992Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
- 1993FrancophonieOrganisation internationale de la Francophonie
- 1996WTOWorld Trade Organization
- 2007EUEuropean Union
- 2024SchengenSchengen Area
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Bulgaria in figures
What is the size of Bulgaria's economy?
Bulgaria's GDP came to $130.8 billion in 2025 in current US dollars, the World Bank reports, or $20,328 per person. Measured at purchasing power parity, GDP per person was $44,451 in 2025.
What was Bulgaria's growth rate in 2025?
Bulgaria's economy expanded 3.1% in real terms in 2025 and 3.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank. IMF projections put growth at 2.8% for 2026 and 2.6% a year from 2029 to 2031.
How high was inflation in Bulgaria in 2022?
Bulgaria's inflation reached 15.3% in 2022 by the World Bank's measure, more than in any year since 2000, and 9.4% in 2023. It slowed to 2.5% in 2024 and picked up to 4.6% in 2025, and the IMF projected 3.8% for 2026.
How much does the Bulgarian government owe?
General government gross debt was 27.1% of GDP in 2025 by the IMF's estimate, against 73.3% in 2000 and 14.1% in 2010, and the IMF projected 28.2% for 2026 and 35.9% for 2031.
Is Bulgaria's population shrinking?
The World Bank's estimate fell in every year from 2000 to 2025, from 8,170,172 to 6,433,302. On 31 December 2025 the country record put it at 6,423,207.
How low is unemployment in Bulgaria?
At 3.5% in 2025, unemployment was down from 19.9% in 2001, the World Bank reports. For those aged 15 to 24 the 2025 rate was 10.2%. The IMF's projection was 3.4% for 2026 and 3.2% from 2028.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q219 · World Bank data · Europe