Development & Industry
Population: 6.98 million
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): 16,260
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 50%
Women as % of Parliament: 20%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 6.7 metric tons
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: Yes
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 100%
Democracy--CPIA Gender Equality Rating: 3.5
Economy--Big Mac Index: $1.88
Economy--Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.8%
Economy--Human Development Index: 0.714
Economy--Technology Index: 0.73 rank
Education--Average Years of School for Adults: N/A
Education--Education Spending (as % of GDP): 3.7%
Education--Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 18
Education--Teachers as % of Labor Force: 30%
Health--Expenditure Per Capita: 555
Health--Hospital Beds Per 1000: 6.4
Health--Physicians Per 1000: 3.9
Media--Televisions (total number): 3.31 million
Media--Per Capita Televisions: 3.98
% of GDP as Industry: 27.4%
Total Labor Force: 2.535 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 30.2%
Unemployment Rate: 10.2%
Public Debt % of GDP: 29.2%
Inflation Rate: 0.1%
Industries: electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel
Value of Exports: $24.33 billion
Export Commodities: clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels
Export Partners and %: Germany 12.3%, Italy 9.1%, Turkey 8.9%, Romania 8.1%, Greece 6.8%, France 4.4%, Belgium 4.2%
Value of Imports: $27.66 billion
Import Commodities: machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials
Import Partners and %: Russia 14.5%, Germany 12.4%, Italy 7.2%, Romania 6.9%, Turkey 5.6%, Greece 5.2%, Spain 5%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 1.731 BGN
Electricity Production: 47.21 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 28.5 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 46% of total installed
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 15.5% of total installed
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 21% of total installed
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 17.5% of total installed
Refined Oil Production: 1,000 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 128,100 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 278 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 2.975 billion cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 1.8 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 9.9 million
# of Internet Hosts: 976,277
# of Internet Users: 4.1 million
# of Airports (total): 68
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 57
# of km of Roadways (total): 19,512 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 19,235 km
# km of Waterways: 470 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Burgas, Varna (Black Sea)
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): 16,260
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 50%
Women as % of Parliament: 20%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 6.7 metric tons
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: Yes
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 100%
Democracy--CPIA Gender Equality Rating: 3.5
Economy--Big Mac Index: $1.88
Economy--Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.8%
Economy--Human Development Index: 0.714
Economy--Technology Index: 0.73 rank
Education--Average Years of School for Adults: N/A
Education--Education Spending (as % of GDP): 3.7%
Education--Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 18
Education--Teachers as % of Labor Force: 30%
Health--Expenditure Per Capita: 555
Health--Hospital Beds Per 1000: 6.4
Health--Physicians Per 1000: 3.9
Media--Televisions (total number): 3.31 million
Media--Per Capita Televisions: 3.98
% of GDP as Industry: 27.4%
Total Labor Force: 2.535 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 30.2%
Unemployment Rate: 10.2%
Public Debt % of GDP: 29.2%
Inflation Rate: 0.1%
Industries: electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel
Value of Exports: $24.33 billion
Export Commodities: clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels
Export Partners and %: Germany 12.3%, Italy 9.1%, Turkey 8.9%, Romania 8.1%, Greece 6.8%, France 4.4%, Belgium 4.2%
Value of Imports: $27.66 billion
Import Commodities: machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials
Import Partners and %: Russia 14.5%, Germany 12.4%, Italy 7.2%, Romania 6.9%, Turkey 5.6%, Greece 5.2%, Spain 5%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 1.731 BGN
Electricity Production: 47.21 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 28.5 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 46% of total installed
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 15.5% of total installed
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 21% of total installed
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 17.5% of total installed
Refined Oil Production: 1,000 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 128,100 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 278 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 2.975 billion cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 1.8 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 9.9 million
# of Internet Hosts: 976,277
# of Internet Users: 4.1 million
# of Airports (total): 68
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 57
# of km of Roadways (total): 19,512 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 19,235 km
# km of Waterways: 470 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Burgas, Varna (Black Sea)