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Bulgaria in the studies
Every ranking row in which Bulgaria appears — the rows each ranking publishes, a selection rather than every value the archive holds. Each figure links to the study that states it, where its dataset, filters and extraction date are declared.
48 figures in 46 studies
Agri-environmental indicators
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Farms a Quarter of Its Agricultural Land Organically. Malta Farms Under 1%. | Area under organic farming, 2020% of utilised agricultural area | 2.3 | −6.8EU average | 2020 |
| Dutch Farmland Emits Three Times the EU Average of Ammonia | Ammonia emissions from agriculture, 2023kg per hectare | 9.7 | −9.5EU average | 2023 |
| Poland Spends 20 Cents per Person on Farm Research. The Netherlands Spends 28 Euro.Member | Government support to agricultural research, 2025euro per inhabitant | 18.1 | +9.6EU average | 2025 |
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Romanian Worker in Six Is in Agriculture, for a Thirtieth of the Country's Output | Employment in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 2025% of total employment | 13.3 | +9.6EU average | 2025 |
| Three Quarters of Irish Farm Output Is Animals. In Greece It Is a Quarter. | Animal goods as a share of agricultural output, 2025% of agricultural output | 26.3 | −18.1EU average | 2025 |
Children and youth
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Third of Spanish Children Are at Risk of Poverty | Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion, 2025% of population under 18 | 33.1 | +8.8EU average | 2025 |
| One in Nine Young Europeans Is Neither Working Nor StudyingMember | Young people not in employment, education or training, aged 15-29, 2025% of population aged 15-29 | 13.8 | +2.8EU average | 2025 |
| Young Croatians Leave the Parental Home at 31.5, Young Finns at 21.3 | Difference between men's and women's age of leaving home, 2025years, men minus women | 3.7 | +2.0EU average | 2025 |
Circular economy indicators
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packaging Is a Third of What Europeans Throw Away | Packaging waste generated per person, 2022kg per inhabitant | 80.9 | −105.6EU average | 2022 |
Economic globalisation
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece Owes Foreign Creditors More Than a Year of OutputMember | Net external debt, end 2025% of GDP | -25.9 | — | 2025 |
| Three EU Countries Meet the 0.7% Aid Target. Cyprus Gives 0.04%. | Official development assistance, 2024% of gross national income | 0.13 | −0.37EU average | 2024 |
Economy and finance
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Two Richest Countries in the EU Are a Measurement Problem | GDP per capita in purchasing power standards, 2025Index, EU27 = 100 | 68 | −32EU average | 2025 |
Employment and social policy
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe's Minimum Wage Gap Halves When You Adjust for Prices | Monthly minimum wage in euros, second half of 2026EUR per month | 620 | — | Second half of 2026 |
| Europe's Minimum Wage Gap Halves When You Adjust for Prices | The same minimum wages in purchasing power standards, second half of 2026PPS per month | 993 | — | Second half of 2026 |
Environment and energy
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Recycles Five Times as Much of Its Rubbish as Romania | Recycling rate of municipal waste, 2023% of municipal waste | 16.7 | −31.2EU average | 2023 |
| The Europeans Who Cannot Heat Their Homes Live in the Warm Countries | Unable to keep home adequately warm, 2025% of population | 16.1 | +7.3EU average | 2025 |
Equality and non-discrimination
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Richest Fifth of Bulgarians Earn Seven Times the Poorest FifthMember | Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, 2025Ratio | 6.9 | +2.3EU average | 2025 |
Euro indicators and PEEIs
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Prices Rose 6.7% in Romania and Not at All in Cyprus | Food price inflation, 2025annual average % change | 5.7 | +2.9EU average | 2025 |
European pillar of social rights
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Poorest 40% of Europeans Receive 21.9% of IncomeMember | Income share of the bottom 40%, 2025% of total income | 17.7 | −4.2EU average | 2025 |
Housing
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Latvian Household Pays More Than Twice the Maltese Rate on the Same Euro MortgageMember | Interest rate on new mortgages, June 2026% per annum | 2.41 | −1.07Euro area | June 2026 |
| House Prices Rose 18% in Hungary and Fell in Finland | House price change, 2025Annual rate of change (%) | 14.6 | +9.1EU average | 2025 |
| Two in Five Romanians Live in an Overcrowded Home | Overcrowding rate, 2025% of population | 32.5 | +15.7EU average | 2025 |
Macroeconomic imbalance procedure
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Runs a 12.5% Current Account Surplus. Romania Runs a 7.9% Deficit. | Current account balance, 2025% of GDP | -5.7 | — | 2025 |
| Hungarian Labour Costs Rose 68% in Five Years. Greek Costs Rose 9%. | Nominal unit labour costs, 2025 (2020 = 100)index, 2020 = 100 | 157.5 | +38.0EU average | 2025 |
| Portuguese Housing Is 23% More Expensive Relative to Income Than Its Own Long-Run Norm | House price-to-income ratio against long-term average, 2024index, own long-term average = 100 | 67.8 | −31.1EU average | 2024 |
Migrant integration
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment of Non-EU-Born Adults Trails the Native-Born by 8.6 Points in the EU and by 16.9 in Finland | Employment gap between the native-born and the non-EU-born, aged 20-64, 2025percentage points | 15.5 | +6.9EU average | 2025 |
| Employment of Non-EU-Born Adults Trails the Native-Born by 8.6 Points in the EU and by 16.9 in Finland | Employment rate of people born outside the EU, aged 20-64, 2025% in employment | 61.6 | −7.0EU average | 2025 |
Population and social conditions
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia Has Average Poverty and the EU's Lowest DeprivationMember | Material and social deprivation rate, 2025% of population | 24.5 | +12.5EU average | 2025 |
| Latvian Women Outlive Latvian Men by a Decade | Life expectancy at birth, 2024Years | 75.8 | −5.7EU average | 2024 |
| No EU Country Has Enough Children to Replace Itself | Total fertility rate, 2024Children per woman | 1.72 | +0.38EU average | 2024 |
| One in Five Europeans Is at Risk of Poverty or Exclusion | At risk of poverty or social exclusion, 2025% of population | 29.0 | +8.1EU average | 2025 |
| Twenty-One EU Countries Now Bury More People Than They Deliver | Crude death rate, 2025Deaths per 1,000 inhabitants | 15.5 | +4.8EU average | 2025 |
Quality of employment
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Dutch Employee Is Thirteen Times More Likely to Be on a Temporary Contract Than a Lithuanian | Employees on temporary contracts, 2025% of employees aged 20-64 | 2.5 | −9.0EU average | 2025 |
| A Worker in Bulgaria Produces Less Than Half of What a Worker in Belgium DoesMember | Labour productivity per person employed, 2025index, EU27 = 100 | 59.2 | −40.8EU average | 2025 |
| Four in Ten Dutch Workers Are Part-Time. In Bulgaria It Is One in Sixty. | Part-time employment, 2025% of employed aged 20-64 | 1.7 | −15.3EU average | 2025 |
| One Working Bulgarian in Nine Is Still Poor | In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2025% of employed aged 18-64 | 11.8 | +3.5EU average | 2025 |
Quality of life
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Dutch Adult in Three Volunteers. In Bulgaria It Is One in Thirty. | Participation in formal voluntary activities, 2022% of adults aged 16 and over | 3.0 | −9.3EU average | 2022 |
| Romanians Rate Their Lives Higher Than Germans Do | Mean life satisfaction, 2024rating, 0 to 10 | 6.2 | −1.0EU average | 2024 |
Science, technology and digital society
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four EU Countries Have Already Met the 2030 Digital Skills Target | Basic or above basic digital skills, 2025% of individuals | 38.3 | −22.1EU average | 2025 |
| Italy Shops Online Less Than Any Large EU Economy | Bought goods or services online in the last three months, 2025% of individuals | 34.8 | −27.6EU average | 2025 |
| Three in Eight European Jobs Are Knowledge-IntensiveMember | Employment in knowledge-intensive activities, 2025% of total employment | 31.9 | −5.6EU average | 2025 |
Skills-related statistics
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Swede Is Seven Times More Likely to Be in Training Than a GreekMember | Participation in education and training, last four weeks, 2025% of population aged 25-64 | 6.1 | −7.6EU average | 2025 |
Sustainable development indicators
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarians Produce a Third of the EU Average and a Ninth of Luxembourg | Real GDP per capita, 2025euro per inhabitant, 2020 prices | 11,710 | −22,490EU average | 2025 |
| More Dutch People Report Crime in Their Area Than Bulgarians Do | Reporting crime, violence or vandalism in the area, 2023% of population | 15.6 | +5.6EU average | 2023 |
| The EU Countries Raising Most From Green Taxes Are Not the Ones Taxing Pollution HardestMember | Environmental taxes as a share of tax revenue, 2024% of total tax revenue | 9.7 | +4.4EU average | 2024 |
Transport
| Study | Indicator | Value | Gap to referencederived | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Romanian Is Four Times as Likely to Die on the Road as a Swede | Road traffic deaths, 2024Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants | 7.4 | +3.0EU average | 2024 |
| Rail Moves One Sixth of the EU's Inland Freight and Almost None of Ireland's | Share of inland freight carried by inland waterways, 2024% of tonne-kilometres | 21.9 | +16.7EU average | 2024 |
| Two EU Countries Have No Railway at All | Share of passenger transport by rail, 2024% of passenger-kilometres | 1.5 | −6.0EU average | 2024 |