Sofia District - high investments and rising wages, but poor education and bad roads
Sofia District recorded the lowest growth of GDP per capita and lost its second place in the ranking. Wages and pensions remain relatively high. The development of the local labour market continues to be good. The good economic development of the district is accompanied by high investment activity. The density of the road network is high. The average level of local taxes is generally high. Transparency in municipal administrations remains low. The share of own revenues in total revenues of municipalities in the district is the lowest in the country. The natural growth rate remains lower than the national average. Sofia is among the districts with a relatively low urbanisation rate. Student performance is poor. Access to doctors, both general practitioners and specialists, in the district is slightly below the national average. The administration of justice is slow. The volume of municipal waste generated in the district is among the highest in the country, and the proportion sent for treatment and recycling among the lowest. The intensity of cultural life in the district remains low. At the same time, tourism is better developed than in most districts.