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Bulgaria

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Bulgaria

Basic data — Bulgaria, Europe.

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata

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Risque élevé

4.7 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Economy 7.5
  • Diplomacy 4.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Capital
Sofia
Population
6,437,360 inh.
Area
110,879 km²
Currency
BGN
Regime
parliamentary republic

Executive in office

Iliana Iotova

Head of State

Iliana Iotova

since 2026.01.23 Parti socialiste bulgare

Rossen Jeliazkov

Head of Government

Rossen Jeliazkov

since 2025.01.16 Citoyens pour le développement européen de la Bulgarie

Government in office 20 members

Nadejda Neynski

ministre des Affaires étrangères

Nadejda Neynski

since 2026.02.19 foreign

Atanas Zaprianov

ministre de la Défense

Atanas Zaprianov

since 2026.02.19 defence

Emil Dechev

ministre de l'Intérieur de la Bulgarie

Emil Dechev

since 2026.02.19 interior

Georgi Klisurski

ministre des Finances de Bulgarie

Georgi Klisurski

since 2026.02.19 finance

Andrey Yankulov

ministre de la Justice

Andrey Yankulov

since 2026.02.19 justice

Sergueï Ignatov

ministre de l'Éducation et de la Science

Sergueï Ignatov

since 2026.02.19 Citoyens pour le développement européen de la Bulgarie education

Michail Okoliyski

ministre de la Santé de Bulgarie

Michail Okoliyski

since 2026.02.19 health

Traicho Traikov

ministre de l'Énergie de Bulgarie

Traicho Traikov

since 2026.02.19 bloc réformateur energy

Ivan Hristanov

Minister of Agriculture

Ivan Hristanov

since 2026.02.19

Irina Shtonova

Minister of Economy and Industry

Irina Shtonova

since 2026.02.19

Julian Popov

Minister of Environment and Water

Julian Popov

since 2026.02.19 indépendant

Irena Mladenova

Minister of Innovation and Growth

Irena Mladenova

since 2026.02.19

Nikolay Naydenov

Minister of Regional Development and Public Works

Nikolay Naydenov

since 2026.03.06

Irena Georgieva

Minister of Tourism

Irena Georgieva

since 2026.02.19

Korman Ismailow

Minister of Transport and Communications

Korman Ismailow

since 2026.02.19

Dimitar Iliev

Minister of Youth and Sports

Dimitar Iliev

since 2026.02.19

Georgi Sharkov

Minister of e-Government

Georgi Sharkov

since 2026.02.19

Andreï Giourov

Premier ministre de Bulgarie

Andreï Giourov

since 2026.02.19

Nayden Todorov

ministre de la Culture de Bulgarie

Nayden Todorov

since 2026.02.19

Hassan Ademov

ministre du Travail et des Affaires sociales

Hassan Ademov

since 2026.02.19 Mouvement des droits et des libertés

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

240 seats

Chair Nataliya Kiselova

Inception 1879

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

113 G$

2024 ↑ +10.9 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

17,596 $

2024 ↑ +11.0 % vs 2023

Growth

3.4 %

2024 ↑ +1.7 pt vs 2023

Inflation

2.4 %

2024 ↓ -7.0 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

3.5 %

2025 ↓ -0.7 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.1 %

2024 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

75.8 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.0 % vs 2023

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

53 Md$

Imports

60 Md$

Balance

-7 Md$

Top exports

  • Cuivre raffiné 4 Md$
  • Pétrole raffiné 3 Md$

Top imports

  • Pétrole brut 7 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 85%
  • GBR 89%
  • FRA 94%
  • DEU 94%
  • RUS 16%
  • CHN 25%

Abstention: 10%

National anthem

Mila Rodino

Composer · Tsvetan Tsvetkov Radoslavov

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