Social Development in Bulgaria 174 indicators covering social development for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age of full democracy 25 years 2025 up 66.7% 69th Freedom of Association Score 8 2025 down 20.0% 22nd Freedom of Expression Score 6 2025 down 14.3% 41st Civil Rights Score 7 2025 down 12.5% 19th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 38.1% 2030 down 3.3% 6th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 1.84 million 2030 down 12.8% 63rd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 19.3% 2020 down 11.6% 140th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 34.2% 2020 down 4.2% 144th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 29.1% 2020 down 1.6% 153rd Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 65.8% 2020 up 2.3% 43rd Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 14.9% 2020 up 7.7% 68th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 22.9% 2020 up 5.7% 72nd Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 38.37 2020 up 6.8% 25th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 17.67 2020 up 6.8% 25th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 25.23 2020 up 9.0% 9th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 33.6% 2030 down 6.4% 10th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 38.1% 2030 down 3.3% 5th Public and private social expenditure 20.5 Percentage of GDP 2021 up 32.4% 19th Social expenditure aggregates 20.5 Percentage of GDP 2021 up 32.4% 19th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 5.5 2024 down 8.2% 155th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 22 2024 down 4.3% 57th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 26,587 National currency 2022 up 132.7% 32nd Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 10,638 National currency 2025 up 198.7% 33rd Age of democracy 29 years 2018 up 52.6% 43rd Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Net 7,917 National currency 2022 up 140.7% 32nd Homicides, by sex of the victim 31 homicides 2023 down 8.8% 64th Homicide rate by sex of the victim 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 38.4% 101st Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 5,181 National currency 2022 up 135.1% 26th Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 3.54 2025 down 61.3% 55th Press Freedom Index 37.29 2021 up 30.5% 69th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 21.5% 2024 up 22.2% 111th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 4.45 2016 up 12.4% 20th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 1 2024 unchanged 112th HICP - Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (Neither) 99.36 2026 down 4.2% 23rd HICP - Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and 44.23 2026 up 0.6% 24th HICP - Water (ND) (Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted) 3.45 2026 down 39.4% 10th HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS 7.2 2025 up 118.2% 3rd HICP - All-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels 3.2 2025 up 313.3% 12th HICP - Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices 5.5 2025 up 400.0% 12th Trust in government 10.5% 2024 down 59.6% 47th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 6.2 2014 down 47.0% 18th Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 36,984 2016 down 88.2% 94th Homicide rate from firearms 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population 2017 down 66.2% 49th Homicides by firearm 17 homicides 2017 down 68.5% 47th Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 17.1% 2022 down 6.4% 31st Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of 17.1% 2022 down 6.4% 31st Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations 35.1% 2022 down 24.0% 30th Total number of indoor cinemas 56 2017 down 1.8% 46th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 168.18 2016 up 44.0% 41st Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 133.96 2014 up 32.0% 37th Alcoholic psychosis, incidence, per 100,000 0.18 2008 down 61.7% 25th Alcoholic psychosis, incidence, per 100,000 0.18 2008 down 61.7% 25th ← Previous Page 3 of 3