Economic development
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GDP per capita in Blagoevgrad district continues to increase, albeit at a slightly lower rate than the national average. Employment remains above average, but the unemployment rate is significantly less favorable. The relative volumes of investment and production value are below the national average. Blagoevgrad is among the districts with the best quality of road surfaces. The district is also notable for the relatively low level of its local taxes. The municipalities’ self-assessments of the development of e-government and the provision of one-stop shop services stand around the national average.
GDP per capita in Burgas district continues to increase, although its growth is relatively limited. Employment and unemployment rates are growing simultaneously. Investment and business activity in the district remains relatively high. The share of highways and first-class roads is high, but the quality of road surfaces remains low. Burgas is among the districts with the highest level of local taxation. The local administrations’ self- assessments of e-government development and the provision of one-stop shop services are improving.
Varna again remains among the top-ranking districts as regards GDP per capita. Salaries and incomes have continued to grow. Income inequality and poverty remain at relatively low levels. Varna is the district with the highest employment rates, while unemployment is the second lowest in the country. Investment and business activity is relatively high. Utilization of European funding is lagging behind. The district’s infrastructure is well developed. The average levels of local taxes remain high. The administration’s work is evaluated as good.
GDP in Veliko Tarnovo district has been growing at a rate higher than the national average relative to the population. The workforce is among the most highly educated in the country, but population aging is a challenge for the labor market. TFA expenditures and foreign investment have registered a considerable increase. The share of highways and firstclass roads in the national road network is low. The average rates of the monitored local taxes in the district remain high. The transparency rating of the local administration is improving.
Vidin is among the districts with the worst indicators for incomes and quality of life. The educational structure of the workforce is improving, but unemployment remains extremely high. Investment and business activity is relatively weak, and the infrastructure is not sufficiently developed. Vidin is among the districts with the lowest average rates of the monitored local taxes. The indicators assessing the functioning of the local administration rank Vidin among the worst performers.
GDP per capita in Vratsa district continues to grow. The average gross annual salary of employees is the third highest in the country. Employment and unemployment rates have been going down simultaneously. Vratsa is among the districts with a strong industrial profile and the share of the workforce with secondary education is relatively high. Economic and investment activity in the district remains relatively limited. Road quality is not improving. Local taxes are low. The transparency in the work of municipal administrations remains low.
GDP, salaries and incomes in Gabrovo district have continued to grow, while the poverty level remains relatively low. The share of the working-age population has declined for yet another year. Business and investment activity in the area is high. Gabrovo remains among the districts with the highest amount of utilized EU funds per person. Despite the high density of the road network, the share of highways and first-class roads is relatively small. The level of the local taxes is close to the national average. The local administrations’ self-assessments of the development of e-government are high.
GDP per capita in Dobrich district continues to grow but its value remains relatively low. At the same time, the relative poverty rate remains high. The low educational status of the workforce continues to be a major challenge facing the labor market. Business and investment activity in the district has registered a serious increase. Road surface quality is extremely high. The level of local taxes in the district’s municipalities is relatively low. The transparency rating of the local administration remains high.
Kardzhali is among the districts with the worst performance as regards the incomes and quality of life of the population. Employment has been going down and unemployment has been going up. Investment and business activity has improved, though remaining relatively limited. The density of the road network is higher than the national average, though the share of highways and first-class roads is relatively low. The tax rates for retail trade and immovable non-residential property for legal entities levied by the municipalities in the district are considerably lower than the national average. E-government is not well developed.
GDP per capita in Kyustendil district has been growing, though considerably more slowly than in the country on average. The labor market is developing well. Employment is rising and unemployment is dropping. Investment activity in the district is among the lowest in the country. The density of the road and rail network in Kyustendil remains high. The average rate of local taxes in the district’s municipalities is close to the national average. The rating of the local administrations’ transparency is improving, though remaining low.
GDP per capita in Lovech district is slowing down its rate of increase. Poverty is declining but remains relatively high. The labor market in the district is further suffering the negative impact of rising unemployment and declining employment. Business and investment activity is increasing but remains relatively weak. The utilization of EU funds is close to the national average. Road surface quality remains high. Local taxes in the district are among the lowest in the country. Transparency in the work of the local administration gets good ratings.
Montana is among the districts with relatively low incomes and quality of life. Employment and unemployment are growing simultaneously while remaining significantly more unfavorable than the national average. Investment and business activity in the district is relatively low. The density of the road and rail network remains lower than the national average. The average level of local taxes in the municipalities of the district is the lowest in the country. The share of own revenues in the municipalities’total revenues is extremely limited.
GDP, salaries and pensions in Pazardzhik district have continued to grow, but remain relatively low. Employment and unemployment are growing simultaneously. Investment and business activity in the district is slack. The density of the road network, as well as the share of highways and first-class roads is below the national average, though the quality of the road surface remains relatively high. The average level of local taxes is low. The AIP active transparency rating of the local administration receives a relatively low rating.
Salaries and pensions in Pernik district continue to rise and the poverty level remains low. The workforce is characterized by a relatively high proportion of people with secondary education. Investment activity in the district is slack. Pernik is among the districts with the highest density of road networks. The proportion of the population living in settlements with a public sewerage network remains high. The average rate of the taxes levied in the district on motor vehicles and retail trade is relatively low. The AIP active transparency rating of the local municipalities is below the country’s average.
GDP per capita in Pleven district has slowed down its growth and is lagging behind the national average. Employment is rising and unemployment is falling, though both indicators remain relatively unfavorable. Production value and the share of export earnings in the district have registered a considerable rise. The share of households with internet access has increased but remains relatively low. The average tax rate on non-residential immovable property for legal entities is the highest in the country. The coverage of municipal expenses with local revenues is higher than in the country on average.
GDP per capita in Plovdiv district has continued to grow at a rate that is considerably higher than the country’s average. Employment is rising and unemployment remains low. TFA acquisition expenditures and FDI have grown considerably. Road quality is relatively good. The average rates of all monitored taxes in the district’s municipalities are higher than the respective national averages. For the first time, the coverage of municipal expenses with local revenues is below the country’s average.
GDP in Razgrad district continues to grow but at a lower than average rate, and its per capita value remains relatively low. Employment and unemployment are rising simultaneously. Investment and business activity in the district is showing some improvement. The share of highways and first-class roads, as well as that of road surfaces in good condition, is extremely low. The average level of the local taxes levied by Razgrad’s municipalities is considerably lower than the national average. The local authorities’ selfassessments of the development of e-government have gone up.
GDP per capita in the district is increasing and is now the ninth highest in the country. Both employment and unemployment figures remain relatively favorable. A significant increase is observed in the share of export earnings in net sales revenues, raising Ruse to the first place. Ruse is the district with the highest railway network density in the country. The average level of the tax rates levied by the municipalities in Ruse district is above the national average. The AIP active transparency rating of local government bodies has declined slightly but again exceeds the country’s average.
Salaries and pensions in Silistra district continue to increase, but are still relatively low. The poverty rate in the district is shrinking but remains high. The development of the local labor market is unsatisfactory. Domestic investment has increased significantly, but foreign investment is lagging behind. Due to the low level of urbanization, a relatively small share of the population lives in settlements with a public sewerage network. The average level of local taxes in Silistra district is relatively low. The share of own revenues in the total revenues of the district’s municipalities is extremely low.
Although GDP per capita in Sliven district has been growing, it is among the lowest in the country. There has been a parallel rise in employment and unemployment. The labor market continues to face the challenge posed by the educational structure of the workforce. Investment activity is extremely slack. The basic physical infrastructure retains its relatively good level. The tax rates on retail trade are significantly lower than the national average. The transparency in the work of the district’s local administration remains high.
GDP, salaries and pensions in Smolyan district continue to rise. The poverty level is declining. Employment and unemployment are rising, with both indicators remaining relatively unfavorable. Business and investment activity has been showing some improvement. There are no railways, highways or firstclass roads in the district. Local taxes in the district are relatively low. Smolyan is among the three districts with the lowest share of own revenues in the total municipal revenues and is the district with the second lowest coverage of municipal expenditures with local revenues.
Sofia remains among the three districts with the highest GDP per capita. Salaries and pensions are relatively high. The development of the local labor market continues to be positive. The share of the workforce with secondary education is the highest in the country. The good economic development in the district is accompanied by high investment activity. The density of the road network is high, as is the share of highways and first-class roads. The local taxes on retail trade are lower. The performance of the municipal administrations in the district is relatively good.
Sofia (capital) has the highest GDP per capita, with a value of more than double the national average and far above that in the district ranking second in this indicator – Sofia district. Its labor market is well developed. Sofia is also the undisputed leader in investment activity. Sofia Central Railway Station is one of the main railway hubs in the country. The capital is the district with the highest local taxes in the country. It is the district with the highest share of own revenues in its total revenues, as well as with the highest coverage of municipal expenditures with local revenues.
Incomes in Stara Zagora continue to increase significantly and the standard of living is rising. Employment and unemployment are declining simultaneously, with both indicators being more favorable than the respective national averages. Production value is high, placing the district in the top three in the country. Unlike most districts with a high degree of economic development, Stara Zagora maintains relatively low local taxes. The transparency rating of the work of the local administrations is relatively low.
In 2022, GDP in Targovishte district recorded a considerable increase. Salaries and pensions also continue to rise. Employment and unemployment are increasing simultaneously, but both indicators are significantly less favorable than the national average. The utilization of EU funds in the district remains low. The share of highways and first-class roads is relatively low, but the quality of road surfaces is high. Local taxes have sustained their relatively low levels. The municipalities’ self-assessment of the development of e-government remains above the national average.
Although GDP per capita in the district is growing relatively fast, its value remains low. Employment is falling and unemployment is rising. Investment activity in Haskovo District remains weak. The density of the road network, the share of highways and first-class roads and the quality of road surfaces are high. Local tax levels in the municipalities of the district are close to but below the national average. The AIP rating has increased further and remains higher than average.
The natural population increase rate is less favorable than average, but the district has managed to attract new residents. Students’ results continue to be among the poorest in the country. Healthcare in the district suffers from a shortage of hospital beds, but hospital bed occupancy is the highest in the country. The workloads of the local criminal judges remain low and this has a favorable effect on the speed of delivery of justice. The number of crimes in the district is low and the detection rate is high. The share of degraded territory is limited. Tourism in the district also has a relatively limited presence.
GDP, incomes and pensions in Yambol district continue to grow. The share of the working-age population in the district is one of the lowest in the country. Investment activity remains slack. Yambol is characterized by a high density of the road network, but the railway network is among the least developed in the country. The average levels of local taxes are close to the national averages. The self-assessments of the local administrations on the development of egovernment and the provision of one-stop shop administrative services have gone up.
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