Economic development
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GDP per capita in Blagoevgrad district continues to grow relatively fast. At the same time, the growth rates of salaries and pensions are close to the respective national averages. In 2022, employment declined and unemployment went up. Blagoevgrad is among the districts with the best quality of road surfaces. Contrary to general trends, Blagoevgrad district’s economy is relatively well developed and in 2023 the level of local taxes again remained low. In 2022, the share of own revenues of the district’s municipalities again remained extremely low.
GDP per capita in the district of Burgas registered a considerable increase in 2021. Levels of income inequality and poverty remain relatively low. In 2022, employment went up and unemployment went down. Investment and business activity in Burgas district is once again among the highest in the country. The share of highways and first-class roads is high, but the quality of the road surface remains low. In 2022, Burgas again ranked among the districts with the highest local tax rates in the country.
In 2021, Varna remained among the top-ranking districts in terms of GDP per capita. Salaries and incomes have continued to grow. Trends in the labor market in 2022 ranked the district second in the country. Investment and business activity again remain relatively high. Utilization of European funding is lagging behind. The district’s infrastructure is well developed. The average levels of the monitored local taxes again remained high in 2023. On average, the coverage of municipal expenditures with local revenues for the municipalities of the district is nearly total.
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. Investment and business activity in Veliko Tarnovo district is unsatisfactory. The share of highways and first-class roads road is low. The average rates of the monitored local taxes in the district remain relatively high. The active transparency rating of the local administration is lagging behind.
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. In 2023, Vidin retained its place as the district with the lowest average rates of the monitored local taxes. The results of the local administration’s self-assessments rank Vidin at the bottom of the scale. In 2023, Vidin retained its place as the district with the lowest average rates of the monitored local taxes. The results of the local administration’s self-assessments rank Vidin at the bottom of the scale.
GDP per capita in Vratsa district continues to grow. The average gross annual salary of employees is the third highest in the country. In 2022, employment and unemployment rates went up 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 is declining.
GDP, salaries and incomes in Gabrovo district have continued to grow and 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 has overtaken the capital and is now the district 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. In 2023, the level of local taxes was again relatively low. The coverage of municipal expenditures with local revenues is low.
GDP per capita in Dobrich district has continued 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. Investment in the district has been shrinking, but production value has increased. The road surface quality is extremely poor. The level of local taxes in the district’s municipalities is relatively low. The transparency rating of the local administration remains high.
Salaries and incomes in Kardzhali district have been rising considerably, though their levels are still below the respective national averages. Economic activity and employment rates have registered some growth, though they still remain below the average ones in the country. Investment and business activity again remains limited. The density of the rail network is also low. The level of local taxes in the municipalities of Kardzhali district remains relatively low. The indicators for the performance of the local administrations place Kardzhali among the country’s bottom three districts.
GDP per capita in Kyustendil district has been growing but remains below the national average. Economic activity and employment rates have registered a considerable increase. Investment activity in the district is among the lowest in the country. The density of the road and railway networks in Kyustendil remains higher than the national average. The average rate of local taxes in the district’s municipalities is relatively low. Kyustendil is the district with the worst performance in the indicators assessing the transparency of the local administrations.
GDP per capita, pensions and salaries in Lovech district have been rising but still remain relatively low. Poverty is on the rise. Although the rate of unemployment continues to be below the national average, it has reached record levels for the district. There has been an increase in domestic and a contraction in foreign investment. Road surface quality is improving and is above the country’s average. The average level of local taxes in the district’s municipalities is relatively low. The share of own revenue in the total revenue of the district’s municipalities is decreasing and remains relatively low.
Montana is among the districts with relatively low incomes and quality of life. Trends in the labor market are unfavorable but there is a noticeable improvement in the educational structure of the workforce. Investment activity in the district is relatively low. The density of the road and rail networks 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 revenue in the total revenues of the municipalities of the district is very limited.
GDP, salaries and pensions in Pazardzhik district have continued to grow, but remain relatively low. 2022 marked a considerable rise of the employment rate, while the unemployment rate remained steady. The educational profile of the workforce remains a challenge for the local labor market. Investment and business activity in the district is not particularly brisk. The quality of the road surface remains relatively high. The average level of local taxes is relatively low. The AIP active transparency rating of the local administration has registered a slight decrease and remains relatively low.
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In 2022, GDP per capita in Pleven district continued its significant growth. Salaries and pensions have been rising relatively fast. Economic activity in the district is extremely slack. Investment is rising. The density of the road and rail network is higher than the national average. The rates of local taxes in the municipalities of Pleven district are close to the national averages. Pleven ranks among the districts with relatively high ratings in the indicators measuring the performance of the administration.
GDP per capita in Plovdiv district has continued to grow. The share of the working-age population is relatively high, but while the unemployment rate is significantly more favorable than the national average, the employment rate is lagging behind. Investment and business activity has registered a significant growth. The infrastructural development in the district can be assessed as very good. The level of the taxes on retail trade and taxi transportation in Plovdiv district is below the national average. The AIP active transparency rating of the local administration is above the country’s average.
GDP in Razgrad district continues to grow. The average monthly pension is the lowest in the country. The performance of the labor market in the district is poor, though in the past year there have been some positive trends. Investment activity remains low. The density of the road network is relatively high, but 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 local taxes levied by the local municipalities is lower than the national average. The share of own revenues in the total revenues of the district’s municipalities is decreasing and remains low.
GDP per capita in the district has increased and is now the ninth highest in the country. Both employment and unemployment figures remain relatively favorable. Production value per capita in the district has risen and remains relatively high. 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 close to the national average. The local authorities’ self-assessments on the provision of one-stop shop administrative services achieved high scores.
Silistra is once again the district with the lowest GDP per capita, despite its relatively high growth rate. The local labor market is still facing the challenge of a disadvantageous educational structure of the workforce and population aging. Silistra is among the regions with very low investment activity. The quality of the road surface is relatively high. All monitored local taxes are lower than the respective national averages. The local authorities’ self-assessment on the development of e-government has registered a considerable increase and is relatively high. The average rating for the transparency of the local government is lagging behind.
Although GDP per capita in Sliven district has been growing, it is among the lowest in the country. The contraction in economic activity is accompanied by a decrease in both 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 and taxi transportation are significantly lower than the respective national averages. The transparency of the work of the municipalities in the district remains high.
GDP, salaries and pensions in Smolyan district continue to rise. The poverty level is above average. 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 and first-class roads in the district. Local taxes in the district are relatively low. Smolyan has the second lowest share of own revenues in the total municipal revenues and is the district with the lowest coverage of municipal expenditures with local revenues.
Sofia district has recorded the lowest growth rate of GDP per capita, thus losing its second place in the ranking. Salaries and pensions remain relatively high. The development of the local labor market continues to be good. The good economic development in the district is accompanied by high investment activity. The density of its road network is high. The average level of the local taxes levied by the district’s municipalities is generally high. The transparency in the work of the local administrations remains poor. The share of own revenues in the total revenues of the district’s municipalities is the lowest in the country.
Sofia (capital) has the highest GDP per capita, with a value of more than double the national average and double that of the district ranking second in this indicator – Sofia district. Its labor market is well developed. Sofia is also the undisputed leader in investment activity. The share of households with access to high-speed internet continues to increase. 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 the total revenues, as well as with the highest coverage of municipal expenditures with local revenues.
GDP per capita in the district has grown significantly and Stara Zagora now ranks second in this indicator. The performance of the local labor market is relatively good. The figures for investment and business activity place the district among the country’s leaders. The share of highways and first-class roads is relatively high. Unlike most districts with a high degree of economic development, Stara Zagora maintains relatively low local taxes. The self-assessments of local administrations on the provision of one-stop shop administrative services are the lowest in the whole country.
In 2021, both the value and the growth rate of GDP in Targovishte district were relatively low. The share of the working-age population has been decreasing and moving away from the national average. A huge challenge for the labor market in the district is the deteriorating educational status of the workforce. Investment and production have recorded some growth. The local taxes levied by the district municipalities have sustained their relatively low levels. The AIP transparency rating of the local administrations has gone up and is now higher than the national average.
Both the value and the growth rate of GDP per capita in Haskovo district are low. Poverty is declining but is still relatively high. Employment and unemployment are both increasing. Investment activity in the district remains slack. The density of the road and railway networks in the district is above the national average. Local tax rates in the district’s municipalities are close to, but below the respective averages countrywide. The self-assessments of the local administrations on the development of e-government have recorded a further increase and have settled above the country’s average.
GDP, incomes and pensions in Shumen district are continuing to grow. Economic activity is traditionally high and has been increasing further. This increase has been accompanied by a rise in both employment and unemployment. Investment activity remains relatively slack. Shumen is among the best performing districts in the category assessing infrastructure. The municipalities in the district have kept local taxes relatively low. The self-assessments of the local administrations on the development of e-government and the provision of onestop shop services have gone up.
GDP in Yambol district continues to grow at a fast pace. The rate of increase in incomes and pensions also remains stable. 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 e-government have gone up and now exceed the national average.
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