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Bulgaria

BGREurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Sofia
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75/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$148.12B
2026▲ 13.0%
Population
6.4M
2025▼ 0.1%
GDP per Capita
$23,848
2026▲ 14.0%
Life Expectancy
75.8 years
2024▲ 0.0%
Bulgaria in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Bulgaria· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Bulgaria

Bulgaria's GDP is $148.12B (2026), with a population of 6.4M, and GDP per capita of $23,848. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.8%, inflation at 3.8%, unemployment at 3.4%, government debt at 28.2% of GDP, life expectancy of 75.8 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy31 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$148.12B2026▲ 13.0%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.8%2026▼ 9.7%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$23,8482026▲ 14.0%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$283.48B2026▲ 5.7%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$45,6422026▲ 6.6%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.13%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$124.08B2025▲ 15.3%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$17,7802025▲ 15.7%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$42,1702025▲ 5.8%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)21.2%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)63.3%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)2.5%2025▲ 5.3%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)20.8%2025▲ 5.4%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)58.5%2025▲ 2.1%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)21.7%2025▲ 6.3%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)16.7%2025▼ 11.2%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)7.4%2025▲ 2.9%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$76,2372025▲ 2.7%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)36.7%2022▲ 5.6%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$10,6902021▲ 21.5%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)8.5%2021▲ 11.8%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-1.0%2025▼ 141.3%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.13%2021▲ 115.6%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.59%2021▲ 70.4%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.02%2021▲ 100.5%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021▲ 163.3%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.9%2021▲ 48.3%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.17%2021▼ 14.0%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$27.74B2025▲ 15.8%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$35,3262025▲ 3.2%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$10,4542025▲ 3.2%WB
▶Financial Markets1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Exchange Rate (per EUR)1.962025▲ 0.0%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary21 indicators · 2023–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)3.8%2026▲ 8.6%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)28.2%2026▲ 4.1%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-3.3%2026▼ 10.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-4.0%2026▲ 32.2%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)3.4%2026▼ 5.6%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)4.6%2025▲ 87.2%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)-3.0%2025▼ 18.8%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)4.2%2025▼ 6.6%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)0.2%2025▼ 24.1%WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)34.4%2024▼ 1.2%WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)35.8%2023▼ 9.1%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)20.7%2024▲ 0.8%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)41.5%2024▲ 1.5%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)0.0%2024▲ 20.5%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)18.4%2024▲ 3.1%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)1.8%2024▼ 25.8%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$47.15B2025▲ 7.9%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)7.22025▼ 5.1%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)1.742025▼ 4.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor0.412025▲ 4.7%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)82.1%2024▼ 1.9%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)102.5%2025▼ 7.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)50.7%2025▼ 10.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)51.8%2025▼ 3.9%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$66.35B2025▲ 3.8%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$67.71B2025▲ 10.9%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$48.32B2025▲ 0.9%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$60.89B2025▲ 10.7%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)3.7%2025▲ 38.7%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)1.2%2025▲ 8.3%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$4.88B2025▲ 60.1%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$2.75B2025▲ 4.1%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)2.1%2025▼ 9.7%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)13.4%2024▲ 11.4%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-5.8%2025▼ 1031.5%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-7.64B2025▼ 1205.5%WB
▶External Debt4 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)55.1%2022▼ 0.6%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$47.21B2022▲ 5.0%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)6.8%2024▼ 7.3%WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$1.96B2022▼ 4.9%WB
▶Finance11 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)47.1%2024▲ 3.8%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)8.5%2025▲ 15.2%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$11.18B2025▲ 32.9%WB
Stocks Traded, Total Value (% of GDP)0.2%2025▲ 50.6%WB
Listed Domestic Companies2032025▼ 0.5%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)11.4%2025▲ 9.4%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)2.8%2025▼ 11.0%WB
Financial Institution or Mobile-Money Account Ownership (Age 15+, %)84.7%2024▲ 0.9%WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)85.0%2024▲ 0.9%WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)84.4%2024▲ 0.9%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)29.4%2023▼ 52.7%WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)692023▲ 176.9%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)0.7%2023▼ 94.7%WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)29.5%2023▼ 29.2%WB
Firms with a Female Top Manager (%)23.5%2023▼ 18.4%WB
Firms Offering Training (%)15.5%2023▼ 22.7%WB
Time to Obtain an Operating License (days)15.92023▼ 23.8%WB
Firms Competing with Unregistered Firms (%)29.2%2023▼ 44.2%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population6.4M2025▼ 0.1%WB
Population Growth (%)-0.1%2025▼ 57.1%WB
Population Density (per km²)592023▼ 0.3%WB
Surface Area (sq km)110,9972023▼ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)108,5602023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)74.2%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Urban Population (total)4.8M2025▲ 0.2%WB
Rural Population (%)25.8%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth75.8 years2024▲ 0.0%WB
Life Expectancy, Male72.2 years2024▲ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female79.5 years2024▼ 0.3%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.72024▼ 5.0%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)8.32024▼ 6.7%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)15.62024▼ 0.6%WB
Net Migration-2,9612025▼ 665.1%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)14.4%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)63.4%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)22.2%2025▲ 0.9%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)57.8%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)35.1%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)22.7%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)234.42021▲ 13.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)118.32021▲ 24.4%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force3.1M2025▼ 0.3%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)56.1%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)50.4%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)62.4%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Unemployment (%)3.5%2025▼ 15.8%WB
Female Unemployment (%)3.3%2025▼ 16.4%WB
Male Unemployment (%)3.8%2025▼ 15.4%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)10.2%2025▼ 18.7%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)4.7%2025▼ 3.2%WB
Employment in Industry (%)27.9%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Employment in Services (%)67.4%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)55.1%2025▼ 0.8%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)6.9%2025▼ 2.1%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)88.2%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)1.8%2024▲ 4.7%WB
Employers (% of total employment)4.9%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)46.8%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)54.1%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)11.8%2025▼ 1.2%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)10.9%2024▼ 2.3%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2011–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)4.5%2022▼ 4.4%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)12.0%2022▼ 2.2%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)98.3%2011▲ 0.2%WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)98.0%2011▲ 0.3%WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)98.8%2011▲ 0.0%WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)97.9%2011▼ 0.3%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)95.3%2024▼ 0.2%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)94.8%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)69.5%2024▼ 12.9%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)94.6%2024▲ 0.1%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)94.0%2024▲ 0.6%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary14,5292024▲ 4.2%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary6,9432024▲ 5.7%WB
Primary School Teachers22,7102024▼ 2.1%WB
Secondary School Teachers43,8342024▲ 3.1%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary152017▼ 13.6%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary132016▼ 4.5%WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)19.7%2013▲ 5.7%WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)99.8%2023▲ 0.8%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)38.9%2013▼ 0.6%WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)15.9%2013▼ 10.6%WB
▶Health49 indicators · 2014–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)7.9%2023▲ 3.7%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,2582023▲ 17.9%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)5.0%2023▲ 4.1%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)35.5%2023▲ 1.2%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)4.32022▲ 0.7%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)4.22023▼ 10.6%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)8.22023▲ 2.4%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)5.72024▼ 3.4%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)2.62024▼ 3.7%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)62023▼ 40.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)5.22024▼ 3.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)6.22024▼ 3.1%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)21.6%2021▲ 115.3%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)76.6%2021▼ 12.9%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)1.8%2021▼ 13.3%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)94.0%2024▲ 2.2%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)94.0%2024▲ 2.2%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)122024▼ 29.4%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)7.0%2014▼ 23.9%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)6.9%2014▲ 0.0%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)40.6%2024▼ 1.5%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)36.7%2024▲ 0.5%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)9.52021▼ 5.2%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)11.62020▼ 2.5%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)71.305862021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)16.78974462021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)62.38890522021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)4.6498101992024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)5.7355196222024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)2.5823104032024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)3.4828575582023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)122024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)1.42024—WHO
People Living with HIV44002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)10.7473942022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)922025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)882025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)892025—WHO
Physicians (total)29,8462023▲ 1.0%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel31,8232023▼ 0.9%WHO
Dentists (total)7,6722023▲ 0.1%WHO
Pharmacists (total)6,4812024▲ 2.8%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)6.32014—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)72014—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)1.92014—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)732023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)8.42021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)1257.875976562023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)5.32024▼ 7.5%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)342024▼ 7.5%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)2,6042023▼ 12.3%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)5,3612023▼ 3.2%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)22.2%2021▲ 13.5%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)20.4%2021▼ 3.3%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)19.72023▼ 13.7%WB
Forest Area (%)36.2%2023▲ 0.3%WB
Forest Area (sq km)39,3202023▲ 0.3%WB
Arable Land (%)32.1%2023▲ 0.5%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)35.6%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)8.2%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)99.2%2024▼ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)86.1%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)13.6873689982023—WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)46.1%2023▼ 0.4%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)5,2242023▲ 1.4%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.72022▼ 8.0%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)102.72022▼ 9.4%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)89.22022▼ 2.3%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)2.0M2023▲ 4.2%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)6,8622024▲ 2.4%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)128.32023▲ 0.4%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)2.5%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Agricultural Irrigated Land (%)0.6%2023▲ 12.6%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)25.9%2022▲ 4.4%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)10.3M2023▲ 5.7%WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)82.4%2024▲ 2.5%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1182024▲ 0.1%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)372023▲ 5.9%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)50,750.62024▼ 6.2%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.79%2023▲ 5.4%WB
Patent Applications, Residents1652021▼ 31.0%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents62021▼ 14.3%WB
Scientific Journal Articles4,9982023▲ 2.9%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$3.35B2024▲ 5.3%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)25.7%2025▲ 0.5%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$4.78B2025▲ 9.0%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident3882021▼ 27.3%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)2,4012023▼ 6.1%WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried723,8252023▲ 12.4%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)0.62023▼ 27.3%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)296,3502024▲ 5.0%WB
Rail Lines (total km)4,0312021▲ 0.0%WB
Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km)1,2052021▲ 7.7%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)4,6582021▲ 3.4%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.202022▲ 5.6%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.7%2023▼ 29.5%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)40.2%2023▲ 23.2%WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)25.0%2025▲ 20.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)49.3%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)91.1%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)91.4%2017▲ 1.7%WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)382024▼ 2.7%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)91.0%2017▲ 0.9%WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.982020▼ 0.4%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.992020▲ 0.2%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.142023▲ 12.9%WB
Government Effectiveness0.052023▲ 117.4%WB
Political Stability0.342023▲ 9.1%WB
Regulatory Quality0.412023▲ 27.2%WB
Rule of Law-0.012023▲ 93.6%WB
Voice & Accountability0.392023▲ 35.3%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)50.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)53.3%2023▲ 25.6%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)53.8%2023▲ 7.5%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)55.5%2023▲ 1.3%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.1%2024▲ 10.5%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$2.33B2024▲ 17.1%WB
Armed Forces Personnel37,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.2%2020▲ 2.5%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)5.5%2024▲ 5.7%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)1.12023▼ 2.2%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)1.0%2023▼ 9.1%WB
Poverty at $4.20/day (2021 PPP, %)1.6%2023▼ 5.9%WB
Poverty at $8.30/day (2021 PPP, %)4.4%2023▼ 20.0%WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)21.7%2023▲ 5.3%WB
Gini Index39.52023▲ 3.4%WB
Income Share, Top 10%31.1%2023▲ 3.3%WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%2.1%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Income Share, Top 20%46.2%2023▲ 2.4%WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%6.0%2023▼ 3.2%WB
Growth in Survey Mean Income or Consumption, Total Population (%)6.2%2023—WB
Survey Mean Income or Consumption (2021 PPP $/person/day)39.412023▲ 35.1%WB
Poverty Gap at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)0.4%2023▲ 0.0%WB
▶Social Protection8 indicators · 2007–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)47.7%2007——
Social Assistance Coverage (%)39.5%2007——
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)13.3%2007——
Social Protection Coverage (%)73.6%2007——
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.612020▼ 8.4%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.632020▼ 8.1%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.602020▼ 8.6%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.7 years2020▼ 11.4%WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals5.0M2020▼ 60.4%WB
International Tourism, Departures4.0M2020▼ 43.3%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.79B2020▼ 62.9%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$1.26B2020▼ 42.5%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)4.4%2020▼ 59.5%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$156.0M2020▼ 71.4%WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.2%2025▼ 18.5%WB
Population in Largest City1.3M2025▼ 0.1%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)27.0%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)20.0%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.2%2022▼ 21.4%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-1.0%2025▼ 8.0%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)96.2%2024▼ 0.1%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)75.7%2024▲ 1.4%WHO

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