EU member state. Compliance scores reflect the regulatory advantages of EU single market membership and are not directly comparable to non-EU sourcing countries.
Europe
Bulgaria
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness · Intra-EU Risk
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Bulgaria on the world stage
Total imports
$107.6bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$93.3bn
231 partners
#1 import source
China
5.2%
#1 export dest.
Germany
7.6%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Intra-EU trade: Bulgaria
EU imports from
€29.7bn
intra-EU flow
EU exports to
€33.4bn
intra-EU flow
Intra-EU rank
#36
by import value
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.12
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT.
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
128
EUR/MWh
Consumer
121
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
264
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
20%
of generation
Wholesale 83 EUR/MWh · market market
Power market
● Take-or-pay / single-buyer lock-inMarket model
Liberalised wholesale market (IBEX)
Direct PPA
Allowed
grid access: open
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
EWRC (Energy and Water Regulatory Commission)
Bulgaria depends on a twin pillar of nuclear (Kozloduy, 36%) and coal (Maritsa complex, 28%). Both are state-controlled and politically entrenched. Coal phase-down faces strong resistance from the Maritsa region's…
Tracked infrastructure
10 gas plants
780 MW
28 coal plants
4.6 GW
20 wind farms
608 MW
17 solar farms
1.3 GW · 2 building
2 nuclear plants
2.1 GW
12 hydro plants
2.5 GW
3 coal mines
capacity n/a
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
18
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
3
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Other mine, Copper
Mine-water verifiability
Independent ambient only
EU member: EEA Waterbase ambient chemistry + E-PRTR facility…
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Intra-EU sourcing risk
EU · 1 = lowest riskMonitored ports (3)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
44.5
→ 48 by 2050
Fertility
1.75
below replacement
Working-age
63.5%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
34.7
→ 51.8 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 6.76M · peaks 2024
By 2050: -20% (5.4M)