| Bulgaria | |
| Rank: 46 · Score: 52.7 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 6.5 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 87.7 | M&A volume (quartile) | 2nd | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 13,557.5 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | 2nd | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 1.4 | Private equity investments (quartile) | 3rd |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 46 | 81, 81, 85, 81, 79 | 52.7 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 64 | 62, 60, 74, 64, 61 | 71.7 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 47 | 81, 81, 85, 80, 78 | 42.7 |
| 3 | Taxation | 17 | 109, 109, 105, 108, 108 | 110.9 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 52 | 67, 72, 70, 73, 73 | 68.0 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 58 | 60, 69, 66, 64, 67 | 32.2 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 44 | 83, 79, 82, 82, 81 | 56.2 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Lithuania | 67.0 | 41.6 | 114.8 | 79.3 | 37.6 | 56.8 |
| Latvia | 63.5 | 43.4 | 103.8 | 79.6 | 37.6 | 52.0 |
| Hungary | 76.4 | 38.4 | 119.1 | 61.1 | 34.2 | 63.7 |
| Bulgaria | 71.7 | 42.7 | 110.9 | 68.0 | 32.2 | 56.2 |
| Slovenia | 70.0 | 32.0 | 103.1 | 72.1 | 33.5 | 70.7 |
| Croatia | 68.1 | 34.7 | 105.1 | 60.9 | 25.6 | 54.9 |
| Slovakia | 71.5 | 29.9 | 100.5 | 62.1 | 32.4 | 53.8 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023