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Bulgaria · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Bulgaria

Europe & Central Asia Capital Sofia High income Nation age 1,345 years (since 681) i BGR · BG
NationsTree Index 2025 i55.767th of 196 Tree height 2025 i9.9 msee ranking Military strength i52percentile
Population i6.4 m111th of 217 Area i111,000 km²105th of 216 GDP i$130.78 bn63rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$285.97 bn intl.70th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$44,451 intl.60th of 199 Life expectancy i75.8 years101st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i66
Strength · trunk i61
Quality of life · crown i63
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i52
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i10
CSV

In short

Bulgaria is 67th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 55.7 out of 100; its tree is 9.9 m tall.

It has 6.4 million people and an economy of $285.97 bn at purchasing power parity, 70th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Hospital beds (5th of 145) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (20th of 153).

Its weakest positions: Income inequality (Gini) (84th of 108), CO₂ emissions per person (155th of 203) and Inflation (134th of 180).

Over five years it fell from 43rd to 67th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 111,000 105th/216
Land area ikm² 108,560 102nd/216
Population ipeople 6.4 m 111th/217
Population growth i% -0.13% 181st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 59.3 146th/216
Urban population i% 74.2% 76th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.4% 190th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 22.2% 18th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $130.78 bn 63rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $285.97 bn 70th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $227.26 bn 74th/199
GDP per person iUSD $20,328 74th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $44,451 60th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $17,780 73rd/201
GDP growth i% 3.1% 110th/210
Inflation i% 4.6% 134th/180
Unemployment i% 3.5% 59th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 29.9% 33rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.0% 107th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.5% 140th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 21.2% 120th/200
Services i% of GDP 63.3% 66th/200

Trade

63
Exports of goods & services iUSD $66.35 bn 58th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $67.71 bn 59th/182
Exports i% of GDP 50.7% 51st/183
Imports i% of GDP 51.8% 77th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 102.5% 58th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 7.3% 62nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 54.3% 64th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 16.2% 86th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 15.4% 32nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 13.4% 53rd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -6.1% 153rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.7% 57th/196

Natural resources

64
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.9% 119th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.02% 97th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.01% 87th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.13% 28th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.59% 52nd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.17% 97th/209
Arable land i% of land area 32.2% 25th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,248 78th/183

Tourism

67
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 5.0 m 38th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.79 bn 53rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 4.4% 90th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 4.0 m 33rd/107

Society & health

69
Life expectancy iyears 75.8 101st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 5.7 47th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.33 23rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 8.2 5th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 97.0% 20th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 94.8% 81st/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 73.6%2007
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 35.1% 19th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.9% 64th/193
Adult literacy i% 98.3%2011
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 69.5% 50th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.845 55th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 39.5 84th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.0% 50th/108

Infrastructure & digital

65
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 96.2% 48th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 75.7% 56th/144
Internet users i% of population 82.4% 93rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 118 97th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 37.0 36th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.10 51st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4,031 32nd/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 723,825 108th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 5.31 155th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 20.4% 105th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 19.7 114th/200
Forest area i% of land area 36.4% 92nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,608 41st/149

Institutions & safety

57
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 54.9 97th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 42.2 114th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 57.9 101st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 69.9 94th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 61.3 69th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 62.7 84th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.1 45th/145

Military

60
Military expenditure iUSD $2.59 bn 61st/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.0% 65th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.2% 75th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 37,000 82nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.18% 55th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 540.0 m 19th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 33.0 m 38th/65

Science & innovation

60
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.79% 48th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 179 63rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 4,998 61st/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: First Bulgarian Empire (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bulgaria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bulgaria. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bulgaria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bulgaria. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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