Reference Data in Bulgaria

4,147 indicators covering reference data for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2021 down 200.0% 96th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) 4.07 % change on previous year 2019 down 79.1% 97th
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index 0.9952 GPI 2018 down 0.2% 87th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita -0.0319 units per person 2019 up 39.4% 163rd
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 0.0399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 83.5% 101st
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) -0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 38.5% 102nd
Regulation of Political Participation Score 2 2018 unchanged 110th
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score 4 2018 unchanged 34th
Constraints on the Executive Score 7 2018 unchanged 1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score 4 2018 unchanged 1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score 3 2018 unchanged 1st
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps 0.288 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 6.6% 70th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 59.1% 165th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) 0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 127.8% 99th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2021 down 7.3% 98th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 308.93 current US$ per person 2021 up 53.1% 62nd
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 2.01 billion current US$ 2021 up 35.5% 65th
Elections recently led to a change in government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st
Per capita daily coal consumption 0.013 short tons per capita per day 2018 up 12.1% 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 11.91 % change on previous year 2019 — 24th
Per capita daily gas consumption 0.0431 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2018 up 4.0% 66th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 18,518 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 35.5% 86th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate -5.46 % change on previous year 2019 down 128.4% 126th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 8.96 % change on previous year 2019 up 188.2% 41st
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year 2021 down 88.9% 151st
Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0132 barrels per capita per day 2018 down 5.8% 95th
Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.6 2018 down 7.7% 30th
Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.6 2018 down 7.7% 30th
Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.4 2018 unchanged 16th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.5% 2018 down 5.5% 189th
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per capita 2,263 units per person 2025 up 334.7% 65th
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita 2 units per person 2025 up 3,145.5% 98th
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 12.86 million 2025 up 2,889.5% 95th
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 14.56 billion 2025 up 300.4% 58th
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0.1113 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 55.4% 71st
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,060.5% 113th
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate -5.34 % change on previous year 2019 up 53.6% 115th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate -4.82 % change on previous year 2019 down 126.7% 103rd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0008 units per person 2023 up 110.3% 42nd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 — 55th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 0.0027 hectares per person 2025 up 505.8% 67th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 17,130 hectares 2025 up 458.0% 76th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 128.79 hectares 2025 — 71st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 4,998 2023 up 89.4% 61st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 775.36 articles per million people 2023 up 110.3% 42nd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 3.4% 20th
Total Reserves 47,058 2025 up 113.6% 47th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.046 units per square kilometre 2023 up 89.4% 54th
Rule of Law - Governance score 56.39 0-100 2024 up 5.9% 99th
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.0333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 84.5% 99th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 814.11 arrivals per 1,000 people 2022 down 8.9% 66th
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 60.58 0-100 2024 down 0.2% 87th
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.2134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 2.8% 87th
Total Reserves, per capita 0.0073 units per person 2025 up 131.9% 21st
Total Reserves, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.1% 24th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.19 years 2018 down 2.8% 16th
Political Stability - Governance score 66.58 0-100 2024 down 4.9% 101st
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.0399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 83.5% 101st
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled -266,339 2019 up 35.5% 151st
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans -266,339 2019 up 35.5% 151st