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Output

What the country produces in a year, where that demand comes from, and how the product is shared out.

Gross domestic product 29.7 bn € 2.3 bn €
GDP growth 2.4 % 0.8 % European Union 1.4 % +1.0 %
GDP per head (EU = 100) 37.3 0.9 European Union 100.0 −62.7 Adjusted for price differences between countries: one hundred means “the EU average”. Without that adjustment, comparing a Bulgarian wage with a Danish one means nothing.
Government consumption, % of GDP 19.9 % 0.3 % European Union 21.5 % −1.6 % What the state consumes itself — schools, hospitals, administration. Not its transfers, its investment or its debt: total public spending is far higher.
Gross domestic product
0 m € 10.0 bn € 20.0 bn € 30.0 bn € 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2025
GDP growth
-10.0 % -5.0 % 0.0 % 5.0 % 10.0 % 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2025

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GDP per head (EU = 100)
0.0 25.0 50.0 75.0 100.0 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2025

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Government consumption, % of GDP
18.0 % 20.0 % 22.0 % 24.0 % 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2025

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Where demand comes from
  • Household consumption 20.4 bn €
  • Government consumption 5.9 bn €
  • Investment 7.1 bn €
  • Change in inventories 649 m €
  • Exports 11.9 bn €
  • Imports (subtracted) 15.6 bn €
How the product is shared
29.7 bn € total
  • Wages and contributions 14.8 bn €
  • Profits and mixed income 10.1 bn €
  • Net taxes on products 4.8 bn €

Justice

Prisoners, prison places, judicial staff and homicides.

Prisoners per 100,000 people 71.7 0.4 The number of people held, including those awaiting trial. A country that judges slowly locks up more people who have not been convicted.
People held in prison 4,083 585
Homicides per 100,000 people 1.6 0.3
Prisoners per 100,000 people
71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 2010 2011
People held in prison
2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 2010 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2024
Prison places
3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 2010 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2024
Homicides per 100,000 people
1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2009 2010 2011 2012
Prisoners by citizenship
2,743 total
  • Nationals 2,674
  • Foreigners 69

Read alongside the share of foreigners in the population, which varies widely, and the fact that a non-resident is more often held on remand for want of guarantees of appearance.

Prisoners by sex
2,777 total
  • Men 2,689
  • Women 88

Society

Population, employment, prices, poverty and inequality.

Population 3,396,134 11,045
Unemployment 12.2 % 0.4 % European Union 6.0 % +6.2 %
Population
3,200,000 3,400,000 3,600,000 3,800,000 4,000,000 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2026
Unemployment
0.0 % 5.0 % 10.0 % 15.0 % 20.0 % 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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