TOP facts about bulgaria

Full member of the European Union(EU)

2007

NATO member

2004

After the end of communist rule over Eastern Europe in 1989, Bulgaria took a path of Euro-Atlantic integration

GDP per capita grows by 40,4% in 5 years

Productivity 2014-2019

Corporate and income tax of 10%

Competitive advantage

Reforms in 1994, 1997 and 2007 took Bulgaria to a path of economic prosperity and competitive market economy

20,3% debt to GDP

2019

Bulgarian Lev is pegged to the Euro

1999

Bulgaria has the Euro as reserve currency and Bulgaria has one of the lowest debt to GDP in the European Union

Germany is the top export destination

22% increase in 2018

Italy is the second top export destination

15% increase in 2018

Largest export of goods in 2018 are electronics and electrical equipment with higher added value than 2017

Education & PEOPLE

2,1 million people in the private sector

2018

51 Universities

across Bulgaria

Data from the National Statistical Institute

236,300 Students in higher education

2017/2018

220,900 children in kindergartens

2017/2018

Tens of thousands of student graduates enter the job market every year.

BULGARIA

Established in 681
Population
Over 7 million people
Weather
Four seasons
High speed Internet
23rd worldwide for Broadband 
25th worldwide for Mobile

Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria is also the oldest city in Europe.

Bulgaria is the only country in Europe that has kept its original name.

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