Documents & Reports

Bulgaria Poverty and Equity Brief : April 2025 (English)

Bulgaria has made significant progress in reducing absolute poverty since its EU accession, particularly between 2015 and 2022, when real median incomes rose substantially. In the fourth quarter of 2024...

Procuring Low Growth : The Impact of Political Favoritism on Public Procurement and Firm Performance in Bulgaria (English)

This paper assesses the impact of favoritism in public procurement on private sector productivity growth. To this end, it combines three novel microeconomic data sets: administrative data on firms, including...

Prosperity Data360 Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Country Snapshots : Bulgaria (English)

This Factsheet provides an overview of the finance, competitiveness and innovation sector in Bulgaria according to key performance indicators.

РАМКА ЗА ПАРТНЬОРСТВО С РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ за периода 2025-2029 финансова година (Bulgarian)

Bulgaria has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Despite this transformation and although European Union (EU) membership in 2007 raised expectations of living standards rapidly...

Clean Tech Manufacturing Opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe : Export and Investment Implications (English)

Abstract The transition to a low-carbon economy requires an expansion in the production of clean energy technologies. Recent shifts in the European Union’s industrial policy aim to boost local manufacturing...

Prosperity Data360 Justice Country Snapshots : Bulgaria (English)

This Factsheet provides an overview of the Justice sector in Bulgaria according to key performance indicators.

Green Is Less Greedy : Competition, Corruption, and Productivity in Green Public Procurement in Bulgaria (English)

Although green public procurement has been established as a desirable policy goal across the globe, especially in the European Union, its scope and impacts remain severely understudied. This paper provides...

Prosperity Data360 Gender Country Snapshots : Bulgaria (English)

This Factsheet provides an overview of the gender sector in Bulgaria according to key performance indicators.

Prosperity Data360 Tourism Country Snapshots : Bulgaria (English)

This Factsheet provides an overview of the tourism sector in Bulgaria according to key performance indicators.

Macro Poverty Outlook for Bulgaria : October 2024 Datasheet (English)

The Bulgarian economy has embarked on a recovery path in early 2024 aligned with the moderate pick-up of activity in the eurozone. The widening gap between real wage and productivity growth and the potential...

Macro Poverty Outlook for Bulgaria : October 2024 (English)

The Bulgarian economy has embarked on a recovery path in early 2024 aligned with the moderate pick-up of activity in the eurozone. The widening gap between real wage and productivity growth and the potential...

Bulgaria Gender Landscape (English)

This briefing showcases the gender landscape in Bulgaria on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains...

Bulgaria Poverty and Equity Brief : October 2024 (English)

Over the past decade, Bulgaria has seen a significant decline in poverty and robust income growth among the bottom 40 percent of the population, driven by strong economic growth. Between 2015 and 2020...

Bulgaria - Country Partnership Framework FY25-29 : Chair Summary (English)

Official Documents- Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement between the Road Infrastructure Agency of Bulgaria and the IBRD Ref. P504955 (in Bulgarian).pdf (English)

Official Documents- Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement between the Road Infrastructure Agency of Bulgaria and the IBRD Ref. P504955 (in English).pdf (English)

IFC in Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova (English)

IFC has been active in Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania since the early 1990s. Last fiscal year (FY13), IFC invested 382 million dollars in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova, while mobilizing 34.8 million dollars...

Bulgaria - Country Partnership Framework for the Period FY25-FY29 (English)

Bulgaria has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Despite this transformation and although European Union (EU) membership in 2007 raised expectations of living standards rapidly...

Conceptualizing and Measuring Energy Poverty in Bulgaria (English)

Addressing energy poverty has emerged as one of the main challenges for Bulgaria's poverty and social inclusion policy, particularly in the context of the European Green Deal and the current crisis in...

Bulgaria Digital Transformation Strategy 2030 - Model Outline (English)

This document highlights that Bulgaria Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS) will be aligned with EU strategic directions, principles and requirements defined by EU Digital Decade program.