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General Information

Region		Eastern Europe
Population (000, 2019)		7 000
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		64.5
Capital city		Sofia
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		1 276.9
UN membership date		14-Dec-55
Surface area (km2)		111 002^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		94.4
National currency		Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
Exchange rate (per US$)		1.7^b

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	29 636	50 610	58 222^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	7.1	1.3	3.8^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	3 857.0	6 835.0	8 218.2^a
Economy: Agriculture^c (% of Gross Value Added)	8.6	4.8	4.7^a
Economy: Industry^c (% of Gross Value Added)	28.4	27.4	28.4^a
Economy: Services and other activity^c (% of GVA)	63	67.8	66.9^a
Employment: Agriculture^d (% of employed)	8.9	6.8	5.9
Employment: Industry^d (% of employed)	34.2	33	28.8
Employment: Services^d (% employed)	56.8	60.2	65.3
Unemployment (% of labour force)	10.1	10.3	4.4^d
Labour force participation^d (female/male pop. %)	44.7 / 56.4	47.7 / 59.5	49.4 / 61.5
CPI: Consumer Price Index^e (2010=100)	73	100	111^b
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	90	106	114^f
Index of industrial production (2005=100)	100	98^g	105^g,h
International trade: Exports (million current US$)	11 739	20 608	33 332^d,b
International trade: Imports (million current US$)	18 162	25 360	37 970^d,b
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	- 6 423	- 4 752	- 4 638^b
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	- 3 347	-965	2 959^b

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	-0.8	-0.7	-0.6^j
Urban population (% of total population)	70.6	72.3	75.3
Urban population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2^j
Fertility rate, totalⁱ (live births per woman)	1.3	1.5	1.5^j
Life expectancy at birthⁱ (females/males, years)	75.8 / 68.8	76.8 / 69.7	77.8 / 70.8^j
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	13.6 / 23.1	13.5 / 25.3	14.7 / 28.0
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	61.1 / 0.8	76.3 / 1.0	153.8 / 2.2^a
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	5.2^k	6.9^k	20.9^b
Infant mortality rateⁱ (per 1 000 live births)	12.8	9.5	8.3^j
Health: Current expenditure^l (% of GDP)	6.9	7.1	8.2^f
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	...	3.8	4^h
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	4.1	3.9	4.1^m
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	102.8 / 103.8	108.3 / 108.7	94.3 / 95.3^f
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	87.3 / 91.0	88.2 / 92.1	98.3 / 101.4^f
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	48.9 / 42.1	66.1 / 50.0	79.3 / 63.7^f
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	2.6	2	1.1^f
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	26.3	20.8	25.8

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	20ⁿ	46.2ⁿ	63.4^a
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.4	0.6	0.8^f
Threatened species (number)	44^o	66	115
Forested area (% of land area)	33.6	34.4^d	35.4^d,f
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	47.9 / 6.2	44.1 / 5.9	42.4 / 5.9^h
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	444	442	473^f
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	107	100	106^f
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	4 837	6 047	8 883^a
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	41.2	95.5	95.6^b
Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)	...	0.09	0.11^a

Footnotes

a		2017
b		2018
c		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
d		Estimate.
e		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.
f		2016
g		Excluding water and waste management.
h		2014
i		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
j		2015
k		Data as at the end of December.
l		Health expenditure data do not include funds from foreign origin flowing in the health financing system.
m		2013
n		Population aged 16 to 74 years.
o		2004