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Bulgaria BulgariaEurope & Central Asia

Bulgaria: 62nd largest economy, 64th in military spending

Head of state Iliana IotovaHead of government Rumen RadevCapital Sofia
Population6.4M#110 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$131B#62 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$20.3k#55 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output31 TWh#78 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$2.3B#64 of 167 in the world · 2024

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Attacks reported

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≥ 30 events in or near Bulgaria, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Kaliakra, Dobrich, Bulgaria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Podkrepa, Khaskovo, Bulgaria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Kaliakra, Dobrich, Bulgaria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Kaliakra, Dobrich, Bulgaria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

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Bulgaria is involved in 1 theater

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6.4M people, 74% in cities

  • Population6.4M2025
  • Population growth-0.1%2025
  • Urban population74.2%2025
  • Land area109k km²2023

A $131B economy, $20.3k per person

  • GDP$131B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$286B2025
  • GDP per person$20.3k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$44.5k2025
  • GDP growth3.1%2025

Fuels are 8% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP50.7%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP51.8%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports7.8%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$66.4B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$67.7B2025

Fossil fuel output of 31 TWh

Oilmade 0.6 TWhused 61 TWh
Gasmade 1.0 TWhused 27 TWh
Coalmade 29 TWhused 32 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)31 TWh2024
  • Primary energy consumption192 TWh2024
  • Energy use per person28.4 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation38 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels28.1%2025

Spends $2.3B on its military, 2.1% of GDP

  • Military spending$2.3B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP2.1%2024
  • Armed forces personnel37k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$3M2022
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$14M2024

What Bulgaria's leaders said lately

1 statement on record, newest first

  • Plamen Tonchev, Head of domestic intelligence agency DANS · 19 Octwarning
    He is working on the assumption that the Starlink antenna fires were deliberate sabotage and that other such acts cannot be ruled out in future. source ↗

Pulses involving Bulgaria

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Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.