Bulgaria is the 49 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in Bulgaria averaged 63.69 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 79.00 in 2008 and a record low of 49.00 in 2019. source: World Economic Forum



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Business Confidence 16.30 15.50 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 73.50 74.60 percent Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 357.62 1564.21 BGN Million Dec 2025
Corruption Index 40.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 84.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 3353.63 2510.66 Gigawatt-hour Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -8.60 -6.70 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM -2.60 0.30 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production -5.30 -1.20 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production -23.20 -22.30 percent Jan 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 7.00 7.00 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 2.71 2.72 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 15.70 15.60 GWh/d Mar 2026


Bulgaria Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
49.00 51.00 79.00 49.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly