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BG

Sofia · pop. 6M · Bulgarian · Bulgarian lev

Trajectories

economic complexity

#34

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · 0.79

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
19950.63
19960.73+0.10 pts
19970.68−0.04 pts
19980.62−0.07 pts
19990.53−0.09 pts
20000.56+0.03 pts
20010.57+0.01 pts
20020.54−0.02 pts
20030.56+0.02 pts
20040.53−0.03 pts
20050.54+0.02 pts
20060.56+0.02 pts
20070.56−0.01 pts
20080.57+0.01 pts
2009low0.50−0.06 pts
20100.51+0.01 pts
20110.57+0.06 pts
20120.66+0.10 pts
20130.660 pts
20140.65−0.02 pts
20150.65+0.01 pts
20160.70+0.05 pts
20170.67−0.03 pts
20180.71+0.05 pts
20190.70−0.01 pts
20200.74+0.04 pts
20210.75+0.01 pts
20220.750 pts
2023high0.81+0.06 pts
2024latest0.79−0.02 pts

economic momentum

$17.6K

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $17.6K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990$2,367
1991low$884−62.7%
1992$1,007+14.0%
1993$1,279+26.9%
1994$1,150−10.1%
1995$2,259+96.5%
1996$1,470−34.9%
1997$1,361−7.4%
1998$1,820+33.7%
1999$1,661−8.8%
2000$1,621−2.4%
2001$1,771+9.2%
2002$2,093+18.2%
2003$2,719+29.9%
2004$3,390+24.6%
2005$3,900+15.0%
2006$4,523+16.0%
2007$5,889+30.2%
2008$7,271+23.5%
2009$6,988−3.9%
2010$6,854−1.9%
2011$7,850+14.5%
2012$7,432−5.3%
2013$7,796+4.9%
2014$8,070+3.5%
2015$7,269−9.9%
2016$7,822+7.6%
2017$8,697+11.2%
2018$9,849+13.3%
2019$10.4K+5.1%
2020$10.8K+3.9%
2021$13.0K+20.5%
2022$14.0K+8.0%
2023$15.9K+13.2%
2024latest$17.6K+11.0%

prices

2.4%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.4%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199023.8%
1991338%+315 pts
199291.3%−247 pts
199372.9%−18.4 pts
199496.1%+23.2 pts
199562.1%−34.0 pts
1996122%+59.6 pts
1997high1,058%+937 pts
199818.7%−1040 pts
19992.6%−16.1 pts
200010.3%+7.74 pts
20017.4%−2.96 pts
20025.8%−1.55 pts
20032.3%−3.46 pts
20046.1%+3.80 pts
20055.0%−1.11 pts
20067.3%+2.22 pts
20078.4%+1.14 pts
200812.3%+3.95 pts
20092.8%−9.60 pts
20102.4%−0.31 pts
20114.2%+1.78 pts
20123.0%−1.27 pts
20130.9%−2.06 pts
2014low−1.4%−2.31 pts
2015−0.1%+1.31 pts
2016−0.8%−0.69 pts
20172.1%+2.86 pts
20182.8%+0.75 pts
20193.1%+0.29 pts
20201.7%−1.43 pts
20213.3%+1.63 pts
202215.3%+12.0 pts
20239.4%−5.88 pts
2024latest2.4%−7.00 pts

demographic curve

1.7 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it.

2024 · 1.7

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
1960high2.3
19612.3−0.9%
19622.2−2.2%
19632.2−1.3%
19642.2−0.9%
19652.1−4.6%
19662.0−2.9%
19672.0−0.5%
19682.3+12.4%
19692.30.0%
19702.2−4.4%
19712.1−3.2%
19722.0−3.3%
19732.1+5.9%
19742.3+6.5%
19752.2−2.6%
19762.2+0.4%
19772.2−1.3%
19782.1−2.7%
19792.2+0.5%
19802.0−5.1%
19812.0−2.4%
19822.0+0.5%
19832.00.0%
19842.00.0%
19852.0−2.0%
19862.0+2.5%
19872.0−3.0%
19882.0+0.5%
19891.9−3.6%
19901.8−4.2%
19911.7−8.8%
19921.6−6.6%
19931.5−5.8%
19941.4−6.2%
19951.2−10.2%
19961.20.0%
1997low1.1−11.4%
19981.1+1.8%
19991.2+10.8%
20001.3+2.4%
20011.2−4.0%
20021.2+1.7%
20031.3+2.4%
20041.3+5.6%
20051.4+3.0%
20061.4+5.1%
20071.5+3.5%
20081.6+4.7%
20091.7+6.4%
20101.6−5.4%
20111.5−3.8%
20121.5−0.7%
20131.5+2.7%
20141.6+5.2%
20151.6+1.2%
20161.7+1.8%
20171.7+2.4%
20181.7+1.2%
20191.8+3.5%
20201.8−1.1%
20211.8+1.7%
20221.8−1.1%
20231.8+1.7%
2024latest1.7−5.0%

Metrics

  1. population
    6M
    109 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $102B
    70 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $15,853
    56 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $2B
    59 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.9%
    56 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    111K km²
    106 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    54.1 /km²
    105 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    75.7 yr
    71 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    80%
    87 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    5.3 t
    43 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    74%
    52 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.7
    102 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    4.4%
    79 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    2.3%
    79 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.8%
    43 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    2,401
    36 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    4.8K
    59 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    13%
    42 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    39.5
    102 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    10%
    58 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.50
    60 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    43
    62 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    37.3
    97 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.845
    46 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    109K
    51 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    498
    107 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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