International statistics Basic indicators: Bulgaria

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022108,560
GDP, current prices bn US$2024112.2
GDP per capita, current prices US$202417,588
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20242.8
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20242.6
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20232.5
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202322.7
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202362.5
Population 1,00020236,446.6
Population, female % of total202351.6
Population density inhab. per km2202261
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202314.5
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202321.8
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.81
Life expectancy at birth - men years202372.0
Life expectancy at birth - women years202379.6
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants202249
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202078
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20235
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201715
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201613
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20233,433
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20223.9
Labour force participation rate %202456.7
Labour force 1,00020243,276
Self-employed persons %202311.3
Unemployment rate %20244.1
Youth unemployment rate %202412.1
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202451.6
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202314,280
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202221.51
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202219.09
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015114.5
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002015110.3
Agricultural land % of land area202246.3
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202233.2
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20222.2
Forest area % of land area202236.1
Import of goods, total bn US$202353.5
Export of goods, total bn US$202347.9
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20236,633.4
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20236,548.6
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202361.9
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.20199
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.11
Rail route length km20214,031
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20222,888
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20235.86
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.202335
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20220.8
Researchers per million inhabitants20222,557
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20239.1
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023117.9
Internet users per 100 inhab.202380.4
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202337.0
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023118.0

As at 22 May 2025

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