Bulgaria

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2024)

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

1.0

(2023)

Trend

Population, total

Most recent value

(2025)

6,433,302

(2025)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2025)

-0.1

(2025)

Trend

Net migration

Most recent value

(2025)

-2,961

(2025)

Trend

Most recent value

(2020)

0.614

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

GDP (current US$)

Most recent value

(2025 billion)

130.78

(2025 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2025)

20,328.2

(2025)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2025)

3.1

(2025)

Trend

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Most recent value

(2025)

3.5

(2025)

Trend

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Most recent value

(2025)

4.6

(2025)

Trend

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2024)

2.3

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

100.0

(2023)

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2023)

36.2

(2023)

Trend

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)

Most recent value

(2024)

5.3

(2024)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)

Most recent value

(2021)

11.5

(2021)

Trend

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

Most recent value

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Most recent value

(2024)

Trend

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Most recent value

(2023)

Trend

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Most recent value

(2025)

Trend

Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)

Most recent value

(2024)

83.6

(2024)

Trend

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2024)

2.7

(2024)

Trend

Projects & Operations

Finances

Summary of IBRD Loans
$319.73 million
Disbursed as of Apr 30, 2020
Original Principal Amount
Cancelled Amount
Disbursed Amount
Undisbursed Amount
Borrower's Obligation

Surveys

Most Recent Surveys
Multi-Sector Needs Assessment 2023
By SocioFactor, IOM, Impact-REACH, SHC, Sociofactor, TARKI Social Research Institute, Ipsos, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Submitted on: 01 Apr, 2025
Socio-Economic Insights Survey 2024
By United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Organization for Migration, Impact - REACH, SHC, Sociofactor, TARKI Social Research Institute
Submitted on: 17 Nov, 2025
Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Interventions 2025
By UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Submitted on: 25 Mar, 2025
Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Interventions 2024
By UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Submitted on: 25 Mar, 2025

Human Capital Index

HCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis)
Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health
Bulgaria

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

Annual GDP Growth (%)
Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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Human Capital Index

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

Climate Change