Bulgaria

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Key Indicators
Income Group Upper middle income
Regional Group Europe
Population (Total) 6,781,953
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 29,178

Performance Overview

ISO3

BGR

Country

Bulgaria

Score

52.18

Rank

53

Technology

42.69

People

46.33

Governance

66.87

Impact

52.81

Pillar: Technology Score: 42.69 Rank: 58
SCORERANK

Access

69.38 51

1. Mobile tariffs

72.16 45

2. Handset prices

56.21 52

3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions

38.86 38

4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network

100.0022

5. International Internet bandwidth

79.65 27

6. Internet access in schools

n/a

Content

29.60 46

1. GitHub commits

26.38 37

2. Internet domain registrations

15.27 40

3. Mobile apps development

71.28 48

4. AI scientific publications

5.48 68

Future technologies

29.10 81

1. Adoption of emerging technologies

48.94 60

2. Investment in emerging technologies

46.50 50

3. Robot density

2.35 43

4. Computer software spending

18.61 74
Pillar: People Score: 46.33 Rank: 55
SCORERANK

Individuals

51.09 50

1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count

10.65 59

2. ICT skills in the education system

51.60 60

3. Use of virtual social networks

61.58 70

4. Tertiary enrollment

49.06 26

5. Adult literacy rate

97.84 27

6. AI talent concentration

35.84 9

Businesses

46.54 61

1. Firms with website

49.01 61

2. GERD financed by business enterprise

43.79 52

3. Knowledge intensive employment

48.67 43

4. Annual investment in telecommunication services

78.19 62

5. GERD performed by business enterprise

13.05 39

Governments

41.36 56

1. Government online services

67.86 64

2. Publication and use of open data

38.24 41

3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech

45.63 50

4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education

13.70 47
Pillar: Governance Score: 66.87 Rank: 45
SCORERANK

Trust

53.39 55

1. Secure internet servers

86.02 14

2. Cybersecurity

66.81 84

3. Online access to financial account

16.23 93

4. Internet shopping

44.48 47

Regulation

78.91 31

1. Regulatory quality

59.73 48

2. ICT regulatory environment

94.12 14

3. Regulation of emerging technologies

59.48 41

4. E-commerce legislation

100.001

5. Privacy protection by law content

81.25 29

Inclusion

68.30 52

1. E-Participation

73.25 29

2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments

67.26 77

3. Availability of local online content

78.13 36

4. Gender gap in Internet use

67.43 64

5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments

55.45 79
Pillar: Impact Score: 52.81 Rank: 71
SCORERANK

Economy

36.22 40

1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing

30.52 48

2. High-tech exports

20.24 44

3. PCT patent applications

7.20 47

4. Domestic market size

51.12 69

5. Prevalence of gig economy

63.95 24

6. ICT services exports

44.28 18

Quality of life

61.92 88

1. Happiness

56.28 82

2. Freedom to make life choices

61.05 94

3. Income inequality

56.53 79

4. Healthy life expectancy at birth

73.83 60

SDG Contribution

60.30 78

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

68.14 69

2. SDG 4: Quality Education

37.78 49

3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity

86.73 39

4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

64.09 93

4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

44.76 105

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