Country Fact Sheet

/ Bulgaria
Directorate-General Regional Policy Analysis Unit C3 July 2012
Regional Policy

Introduction
The Analysis unit of DG for Regional Policy has created 27 country fact sheets to support the preparation and negotiations for the upcoming programming period (2014-2020). Each factsheet makes it easy to compare the performance of a country with the EU average and the best and the worst performer in the Union. It shows indicators at the national level, grouped by the three types of growth, and the regional level. In addition, it shows the distribution of population by type of region and a few indicators by degree of urbanisation, which highlight the differences between cities and rural areas. The Europe 2020 indicators are highlighted in blue. They show the current level, the target, the distance to the target and recent change. The distance to target shows how far a country is removed from the target it has set itself. This distance can be compared to the EU distance and the shortest and longest national distance. Comparing the distances should provide an indication of the relative effort required to reach the target. Where available and reliable, regional Europe 2020 indicators have been included. These fact sheets are based on data primarily from Eurostat, but also from the Joint Research Centre, the European Environmental Agency, the World Bank and other sources. The targets have been collected from official documents. In some cases, absolute targets have been translated into relative targets to allow for a cross country comparison.

Table of contents
1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 2. 3. 4. 5. NATIONAL INDICATORS Smart Growth Sustainable Growth Inclusive Growth Context indicators REGIONAL INDICATORS POPULATION IN SPECIFIC TERRITORIES INDICATORS BY DEGREE OF URBANISATION SOURCES AND NOTES

Comments on these fact sheets are welcome at REGIO-PAPERS@ec.europa.eu

Explanation of the column headings

M.S. Member State value EU avg. EU value EU min. Minimum national value in the EU EU max. Maximum national value in the EU

1. National Indicators
indicator unit year(s)* M.S. EU avg. EU min. EU max.

1.1. Smart growth

R&D and innovation
R&D expenditure - national EU 2020 target - increase required to reach the target - change in rate Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) financed by Government sector Patent applications to the EPO (per inhabitant) Human Resources in Science and Technology (core) Employment in high-technology sectors Employment in knowledge-intensive services % of GDP % of GDP % of GDP Percentage point change % of GERD Index, EU27 = 100 % of total employment % of total employment % of total employment 2010 2020 2010-2020 2000-2010 2009 2007-2008 2010 2010 2010 2010 0.6 1.5 0.9 0.1 60.5 1.4 17.2 2.8 28.9 141.5 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.1 34.9 100.0 18.8 3.7 38.5 109.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 -0.7 25.3 1.3 12.6 1.8 20.0 100.7 3.9 4.0 1.6 1.0 69.0 236.9 33.1 7.0 55.0 163.6

Real labour productivity growth per hour worked Index 2000 = 100

IT infrastructure
Households with broadband connection Firms with broadband connection DSL coverage % of all households % of firms % of total population 2011 2011 2010 40.0 68.0 81.0 67.0 87.0 95.1 31.0 54.0 77.0 86.0 96.0 100.0

Competitiveness and business environment

Competitiveness Index GDP per head (PPS) GDP per head growth Ease of doing business Number of days to start a business Index - Values range between 0 and 100 Index, EU27 = 100 Annual average % change Rank (out of 183 economies) Number of days required to register a firm 2010 2011 2001-2011 2011 2011 19.7 45.0 4.7 59.0 18.0 54.7 100.0 1.0 40.3 13.7 19.7 45.0 -0.2 5.0 4.0 83.5 274.0 5.3 100.0 32.0

Quality of governance
Quality of Government index Rule of law Voice and Accountability Government effectiveness Control of corruption Interact with public authorities online Interact with public authorities online Online access to 20 basic e-government services Index (in standard deviations) Index (in standard deviations) Index (in standard deviations) Index (in standard deviations) Index (in standard deviations) % of individuals % of firms % of services available 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 -1.9 -2.1 -2.1 -1.9 -1.5 15.0 64.0 70.0 : : : : : 32.0 76.0 84.3 -1.9 -2.1 -2.2 -2.2 -1.5 7.0 50.0 47.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.7 72.0 95.0 100.0

Education
Population aged 25-64 with low educational attainment Population aged 25-64 with high educational attainment Population aged 30-34 with high educational attainment Bulgaria % of population, aged 25-64 % of population, aged 25-64 % of population, aged 30-34 2011 2011 2011 19.8 23.4 27.3 26.6 26.8 34.6 7.1 14.9 20.3 68.5 39.3 49.4

* year(s) refer to Member State values. Year(s) between brackets refer to EU27

indicator
- national EU 2020 target - increase required to reach the target - change in rate Early school leavers, aged 18-24 - national EU 2020 target - reduction required to reach the target - change in rate

unit
% of population, aged 30-34 % of population, aged 30-34 Percentage point change % of population, aged 18-24 % of population, aged 18-24 % of population, aged 18-24 Percentage point change

year(s)*
2020 2011-2020 2001-2011 2011 2020 2011-2020 2001-2011

M.S. EU avg. EU min. EU max.

36.0 8.7 3.7 12.8 11.0 1.8 -7.7 40.0 5.4 11.8 13.5 10.0 3.5 -3.7 26.5 0.2 2.8 4.2 4.5 1.1 -21.0 60.0 16.6 24.3 33.5 29.0 13.2 0.4

1.2. Sustainable growth

Climate change and energy
Change in GHG emissions outside ETS - national EU 2020 target - to reach target (negative = minimum reduction, positive = maximum increase) Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption - national EU 2020 target - increase required to reach the target - change in rate Wind energy potential Average of solar radiation resources % change % % points % of energy consumption % of energy consumption % of energy consumption Percentage point change full load hours per year Average solar energy resources in KWh/year 2005-2009 2020 2009-2020 2010 2020 2010-2020 2006-2010 2000-2005 3.4 20.0 16.6 13.8 16.0 2.2 4.2 627.5 1484.5 -2.6 -10.0 -7.4 12.4 20.0 7.6 3.4 1261.0 1358.3 -14.1 -20.0 -17.6 0.4 10.0 0.6 0.2 457.1 1053.0 24.4 20.0 24.1 47.9 49.0 11.8 8.2 3186.7 2001.0

Environment
Population connected to urban wastewater treatment Particulate matter (PM10) concentration at surface level Ozone concentration exceedances Sufficiency of sites designated under the EU habitats directive % of total population Yearly average concentration (g/m) Number of days with exceedance % of suficiency of proposals 2009 2009 2008 2010 45.0 15.2 20.1 94.0 : 16.0 11.8 89.0 29.0 5.5 1.8 40.0 99.0 22.7 46.2 100.0

Transport
Density of motorways Increase in pot. road accessibility in a highspeed scenario Passenger transport by road Freight transport by road Road fatalities - European 2020 target - reduction required to reach the target Density of railways (moderate and high speed) Increase in pot. rail accessibility in a highspeed scenario Passenger transport by rail Freight transport by rail Accessibility to passenger flights Bulgaria Index of length, relative to area and population % increase in current pot. accessiblity % of passenger km per mode % of tonnes km transported per mode per mio inhabitants per mio inhabitants per mio inhabitants Index of length, relative to area and population % increase in current pot. accessiblity % of passerger km per mode % of tonnes km transported per mode Daily number of passenger flights 2008 2008 2010 2010 2010 2020 2010-2020 2010 2008 2010 2010 2010 32.6 67.7 96.3 68.1 102.5 33.8 68.7 98.4 70.1 3.7 10.7 47.1 100.0 14.0 92.9 76.5 61.4 33.8 27.6 100.0 30.3 7.1 17.0 593.8 0.0 0.0 88.2 38.1 31.0 33.8 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 34.5 305.8 131.5 99.3 100.0 112.2 33.8 78.4 227.8 75.7 11.8 61.9 1469.1

* year(s) refer to Member State values. Year(s) between brackets refer to EU27

indicator

unit

year(s)*

M.S. EU avg. EU min. EU max.

1.3. Inclusive growth

Employment
Employment growth Employment rate, ages 20-64 - national EU 2020 target - increase required to reach the target - change in rate Gender gap in employment rate, ages 20-64 Unemployment rate Change in unemployment rate Gender gap in unemployment rate Long-term unemployment Participation in Life Long Learning Average annual % change % of population, aged 20-64 % of population, aged 20-64 % of population, aged 20-64 Percentage point change % point difference (f - m) % of active population Percentage point change % point difference (f - m) % of active population % of population, aged 25-64 2001-2011 2011 2020 2011-2020 2001-2011 2011 2011 2001-2011 2011 2011 2011 1.0 63.9 76.0 12.1 9.1 -5.4 11.2 -8.2 -2.3 6.3 1.2 0.5 68.6 75.0 6.4 1.7 -12.7 9.7 1.1 0.2 4.1 8.9 -1.6 59.9 62.9 0.7 -7.0 -35.4 4.2 -8.6 -6.9 1.1 1.2 2.7 80.0 80.0 14.3 9.1 -1.0 21.7 11.2 6.4 9.2 32.3

Social inclusion, poverty and health

At risk of poverty or exclusion - national EU 2020 target - reduction required to reach the target - change in rate Living in a household with a low work intensity At risk of poverty after social transfers Severely materially deprivated persons Male life expectancy at birth Female life expectancy at birth Infant mortality Standardised cancer mortality rates Standardised heart disease mortality rates % of population % of population % of population Percentage point change % of population % of population % of population Years Years Deaths under 1 year of age per 1000 birhts Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants 2010 2020 2010-2020 2006-2010 (2005-2010) 2010 2010 2010 2010 (2009) 2010 (2009) 2011 (2009) 2010 (2009) 2010 (2009) 41.6 35.0 6.6 -20 7.9 20.7 35.0 70.3 77.4 8.5 156.4 114.3 23.4 19.3 4.1 -2 9.9 16.4 8.1 76.7 82.6 4.2 169.0 79.8 14.4 13.8 0.3 -20 4.0 9.0 0.5 68.0 77.4 2.1 123.1 40.6 41.6 38.7 6.6 5 19.8 21.3 35.0 79.6 85.3 9.4 238.8 305.1

1.4. Context
Demography
Average total population Population growth Natural population change Net migration Population aged 0-14 years Population aged 15-64 Population aged 65+ 1000 inh. pro mille (annual average) pro mille (annual average) pro mille (annual average) % of total population % of total population % of total population 2010 2000-2010 2000-2010 2000-2010 2011 (2010) 2011 (2010) 2011 (2010) 7534.3 -8.0 -5.0 -3.0 13.8 68.5 17.7 501626.3 3.6 0.7 2.9 15.6 67.0 17.4 416.0 -8.0 -5.0 -4.4 13.4 64.7 11.6 81757.0 15.5 8.7 11.3 21.8 72.3 20.6

Economic policy and public finance

Inflation rate Public deficit/surplus Annual average rate of change in HICPs Net lending / net borrowing as a share of GDP 2011 2011 3.4 -2.1 3.1 -4.5 -1.6 -13.1 5.8 4.3

Bulgaria

* year(s) refer to Member State values. Year(s) between brackets refer to EU27

indicator
Public debt Balance of the current account Total investment Net foreign direct investment (inflow) Net foreign direct investment (outflow)

unit
Government gross debt as a share of GDP Current account deficit / surplus as a share of GDP Gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP Direct investment in the reporting economy as a share of GDP Direct investment outside the reporting economy, as a share of GDP Gross fixed capital formation of General Government as a share of GDP in %

year(s)*
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011

M.S. EU avg. EU min. EU max.

16.3 0.9 20.9 3.5 0.4 82.5 -0.6 18.6 1.8 2.9 6.0 -10.4 10.1 0.0 -7.4 165.3 9.2 24.6 18.0 13.8

Public investment

2011

3.2

2.5

1.0

5.8

Long term bond yields

2011

5.4

4.3

2.6

15.8

Economic structure
Employment in Agriculture (NACE A+B) Employment in Industry (NACE C+D+E) Employment in Construction (NACE F) Employment in Trade and Transport (NACE G+H+I) % of total employment % of total employment % of total employment % of total employment 2009 (2008) 2009 (2008) 2009 (2008) 2009 (2008) 2009 (2008) 2009 (2008) 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 19.9 20.6 6.5 25.8 7.4 19.8 33.5 36.7 58.6 45.4 65.1 38.4 5.7 17.5 7.6 25.6 15.6 29.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1.4 10.2 5.5 20.2 4.5 16.3 33.5 36.7 45.1 45.4 55.3 38.4 27.8 28.0 10.9 34.2 28.9 38.7 314.5 241.0 142.2 172.9 158.3 160.1

Employment in Financial Intermediation (NACE % of total employment J+K) Employment in Other Services (NACE L-P) Productivity in Agriculture; GVA (PPS) / Employment Productivity in Industry (NACE C+D+E); GVA (PPS) / Employment Productivity in Construction; GVA (PPS) / Employment Productivity in Trade and Transport; GVA (PPS) / Employment Productivity in Financial Intermediation (NACE J-K); GVA (PPS) / Employment Productivity in Other Services (NACE L -P); GVA (PPS) / Employment % of total employment Index, EU27 = 100 Index, EU27 = 100 Index, EU27 = 100 Index, EU27 = 100 Index, EU27 = 100 Index, EU27 = 100

Bulgaria

* year(s) refer to Member State values. Year(s) between brackets refer to EU27

2. Regional Indicators
Road fatalities Long-term unemployment Unemployment rate Productivity in industry and services (PPS) GDP per head (PPS) GDP per head growth Increase in pot. road accessibility in a high-speed scenario Employment in knowledgeintensive services Increase in pot. rail accessibility in a high-speed scenario Life expectancy at birth Gender gap in unemployment rate Real productivity growth in industry and services Crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment Per 1000 inhabitants Years Index, EU27 = 100 Average annual % change Index, EU27 = 100 % of active population % of total employment 2000-2008 2008 2000-2008 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2008 2008 Average annual % change % of total number of active population Percentage point difference % increase in % increase in current pot. current pot. accessiblity accessiblity per mio inhabitants 2006-2010 2009 2009 Average total population 1000 inh. 2009

Population connected to wastewater treatment % of total population 2009

EU27 7585 -1.1 44.0 6.5 40.2 3.4 11.2 6.3 -2.3 73.8 28.9

500335

2.7

100.0

1.9

100.0

0.9

9.6

4.1

0.3

79.7

38.5

14.0 67.7

30.3 70.1

69.0 118.5

: 45.0

Bulgaria

NUTS 2 regions L L L L L L 909 920 990 1119 2114 1533 -5.2 -3.3 -0.2 -1.7 2.5 -2.4 27.3 29.4 35.7 36.3 75.3 30.6 4.2 4.8 5.9 3.4 8.6 5.7 32.8 30.6 37.5 36.1 50.9 31.2 0.3 2.1 3.0 0.7 5.2 2.7 12.5 12.9 15.5 11.6 7.3 12.7 8.6 7.9 8.2 5.7 3.5 7.7 -2.6 -2.1 -1.5 -1.9 -2.5 -2.3 72.9 73.5 73.1 72.7 74.7 74.5 27.8 25.4 29.1 24.0 35.6 23.6 109.5 92.6 85.4 87.5 43.0 56.4 94.0 109.0 91.0 90.2 44.4 60.3 111.3 136.3 116.0 154.2 89.4 127.4 22.3 24.8 60.9 38.0 67.4 29.0

BG31 BG32 BG33 BG34 BG41 BG42

Severozapaden Severen tsentralen Severoiztochen Yugoiztochen Yugozapaden Yuzhen tsentralen

less developed regions transition regions

(only NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions are colour coded) (provisional eligibility status based on GDP data 2007-08-09)

regional values worse than the national average are in red, better than the national average in green.

Employment rate, ages 20-64 R&D expenditure

Early school leavers, aged 18-24 ** At-risk of poverty or social exclusion Level % of total population 2010 Distance to target % of total population 2010-2020 Level % of population, aged 18-24 % of population, aged 18-24 % of GDP % of GDP 2009/11-2020 2009-2011 2009/11-2020 2009 2009-2020 % of population, aged 30-34 % of population, aged 30-34 Distance to target Level Level Distance to target Distance to target

Population aged 30-34 with high education attainment **

Severe material deprivation rate Level % of total population 2010

Level % of population, aged 20-64 Percentage point change 2011 2011-2020 2001-2011 2009-2011 % of population, aged 20-64

Distance to target Change

Regional Europe 2020 indicators 68.6 63.9 12.1 9.1 14 3 28 8 0.5 6.4 1.8 14 4 33 7 2.0 1.0 1.0

EU27

24 42

4 7

8 35

Bulgaria

NUTS 2 regions L L L L L L 58.5 59.8 61.0 62.9 71.2 61.2 17.5 16.2 15.0 13.1 4.8 14.8 6.0 4.9 6.2 4.9 7.4 3.6 16 17 18 20 4 17 5 6 7 9 * 6 20 24 27 21 40 19 16 12 9 15 * 17 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 0.6 1.3 44 53 44 44 31 45 9 18 9 9 * 10 29 44 37 39 27 40 * the national target has been reached. ** DG Regional Policy calculations

BG31 BG32 BG33 BG34 BG41 BG42

Severozapaden Severen tsentralen Severoiztochen Yugoiztochen Yugozapaden Yuzhen tsentralen

less developed regions transition regions

(only NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions are colour coded) (provisional eligibility status based on GDP data 2007-08-09)

3. Population in specific territories

Category
urban/rural including remoteness
Predominantly urban regions Intermediate regions, close to a city Intermediate, remote regions Predominantly rural regions, close to a city Predominantly rural, remote regions 16.3 44.9 0.0 16.6 22.1 41.1 34.6 0.8 18.1 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 13.4 50.4 31.6

M.S. EU avg. EU min. EU max.

metro regions
Capital city region Second tier metro region Smaller metro region Other regions 16.3 15.3 0.0 68.4 16.6 19.7 23.6 40.1 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 34.2 39.2 74.3

border regions
no programme area programme area (including partly) internal border programmes (EU + EFTA) external border programmes both internal and external border programmes 52.7 47.3 21.6 14.5 11.3 60.4 39.6 30.2 4.7 4.7 0.0 19.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.1 100.0 100.0 29.0 100.0

mountain regions
> 50 % of population > 50 % of surface > 50 % of population and 50 % of surface Other regions 0.0 32.1 18.9 49.0 0.1 16.1 7.8 76.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.2 0.6 69.9 47.2 100.0

island regions
major island < 50,000 inhabitants major island between 50,000 and 100,000 inh. major island between 100,000 and 250,000 inh. island with 250,000 - 1 million inhabitants island with >= 1 million inhabitants other regions 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.3 2.6 95.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 1.4 4.6 100.0 100.0 100.0

sparsely populated regions

less than 12.5 inh/km other regions 0.0 100.0 0.6 99.4 0.0 81.6 18.4 100.0

Bulgaria

* year(s) refer to Member State values. Year(s) between brackets refer to EU27

4. Indicators by degree of urbanisation

Difficult Access to compulsory school by degree of urbanisation - % (2007) Intermediate 17.0 16.2 20.0 10.9 11.5 17.8 3.0 EU27 Total population by degree of urbanisation - % (2011)

Severely materially deprived people by degree of urbanisation - % (2010)

Densely populated EU27 7.8 EU27 40.0 7.9 25.2 30.9 35.1 3.1

Intermediate

5.4

Thinly populated 11.7

Densely populated 11.6

Thinly populated 21.5

Densely Intermediate populated 48.1 26.7

Thinly populated 25.2

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8.2 16.3 16.6 9.4 18.3 20.3 31.5 23.9 15.0 12.7 6.9 8.4 7.5 14.6 19.1 25.5 30.1 23.0 17.0 22.7 10.5 8.8 6.1

2.6 38.4 6.3 2.8 3.6 14.1 8.4 8.6 4.1 4.7 7.0 8.8 42.7 8.8 17.7 10.8 24.5 9.9 22.7

3.6 41.9 6.2 1.2 4.8 10.1 5.6 13.4 3.5 5.2 5.0 10.4 27.1 19.7 0.2 23.4

16.6 27.6 20.0 11.9 24.4 19.3 16.4 18.1 21.0 9.4 27.5 9.3 25.5 18.7 16.3 14.4

12.2 23.6 34.7 40.0 15.5 1.7

BE BG CZ DK DE EE IE EL ES FR IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SI SK FI SE UK HR

8.6 26.6 6.0 3.6 5.1 7.2 9.1 10.4 4.1 6.8 7.5 9.8 26.8 19.4 0.9 17.1 5.6 3.0 7.3 12.6 10.3 24.7 6.3 9.1 3.0 1.9 6.2 14.5

0.3 24.1 6.9 0.9 3.0 13.0 8.3 23.7 5.3 10.2 3.1 0.8 2.9 14.4

0.0 2.3 16.1 7.6 34.8 6.3 14.0 2.7 1.3 2.5

BE BG CZ DK DE EE IE EL ES FR IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SI SK FI SE UK

5.6 11.3 7.2 9.4 10.6 10.2 10.1 8.4 16.2 9.1 18.2 8.0 23.0 12.9 13.2 12.1 17.8 9.0 13.6 8.9 16.5 10.3 9.4 9.2 5.7 10.1 11.2

BE BG CZ DK DE EE IE EL ES FR IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SI SK FI SE UK HR

54.7 42.9 34.3 34.9 50.2 44.0 32.8 42.2 50.5 47.1 47.0 56.5 45.3 42.1 35.8 33.1 84.1 64.6 35.7 40.5 44.2 37.4 18.7 22.7 25.4 28.7 66.8 55.6

42.3 22.4 8.2 33.3 25.6 14.9 33.8 0.9 36.2 27.5 13.6 36.3 17.7 44.2

5.3 49.3 40.5 34.2 14.7 52.9 67.2 45.6 25.9 18.2 13.0 28.0 53.0 57.9 21.9 44.5 7.7 2.1 38.7 44.6 22.0 61.7 45.1 49.8 61.1 35.0 15.4 0.2

5. Sources and notes

indicator / notes R&D and innovation
R&D expenditure R&D expenditure - national EU 2020 target R&D expenditure - increase required to reach the target R&D expenditure - change in rate Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) financed by Government sector Patent applications to the EPO (per inhabitant) Human Resources in Science and Technology (core) % of GDP % of GDP % of GDP Percentage point change % of GERD Index, EU27 = 100 % of total employment Eurostat European Commission EC, Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat, DG REGIO

unit

source(s)

Core = people employed in a science and technology occupation AND having succesfully completed education at the third level in a S&T field of study Employment in high-technology sectors NACE rev.2 Employment in knowledge-intensive services NACE rev.2 Real labour productivity growth per hour worked Productivity in industry and services Index 2000 = 100 Eurostat, DG REGIO % of total employment Eurostat % of total employment Eurostat

IT infrastructure
Households with broadband connection Firms with broadband connection DSL coverage % of all households % of firms % of total population Eurostat Eurostat DG INFSO

Competitiveness and business environment

Competitiveness Index GDP per head (PPS) GDP per head growth Ease of doing business Number of days to start a business Index - Values range between 0 and 100 Index, EU27 = 100 Annual average % change Rank (out of 183 economies) Number of days required to register a firm JRC, DG REGIO Eurostat Eurostat, DG REGIO World Bank World Bank

Quality of governance
Quality of Government index Rule of law Voice and Accountability Government effectiveness Control of corruption Index (in standard deviations) Index (in standard deviations) Index (in standard deviations) Index (in standard deviations) Index (in standard deviations) Worldbank, DG REGIO Worldbank, DG REGIO Worldbank, DG REGIO Worldbank, DG REGIO Worldbank, DG REGIO

The five indicators above have been calculated based on the methodology developed in the regional quality of government study by the Quality of Government Institute in Gothenburg. Interact with public authorities online Interact with public authorities online Online access to 20 basic e-government services % of individuals % of firms % of services available Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat

Education
Population aged 25-64 with low educational attainment Population aged 25-64 with high educational attainment Population aged 30-34 with high educational attainment Population aged 30-34 with high educational attainment national EU 2020 target % of population, aged 25-64 % of population, aged 25-64 % of population, aged 30-34 % of population, aged 30-34 Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat, DG REGIO

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Population aged 30-34 with high educational attainment increase required to reach the target Population aged 30-34 with high educational attainment change in rate Early school leavers, aged 18-24 Early school leavers, aged 18-24 - national EU 2020 target Early school leavers, aged 18-24 - reduction required to reach the target Early school leavers, aged 18-24 - change in rate

% of population, aged 30-34 Percentage point change % of population, aged 18-24 % of population, aged 18-24 % of population, aged 18-24 Percentage point change

Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat, DG REGIO

Climate change and energy

Change in GHG emissions outside ETS GHG emissions outside ETS - national EU 2020 target % change % European Environment Agency European Environment Agency

Greenhouse gas emision limits under article 3 of Decision n.406/2009/EC - 2020 limits compared to 2005 greenhouse gas emissions levels GHG emissions outside ETS - to reach target (negative = minimum reduction, positive = maximum increase) Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption - national EU 2020 target Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption - increase required to reach the target Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption - change in rate Wind energy potential Average of solar radiation resources % points % of energy consumption % of energy consumption % of energy consumption Percentage point change full load hours per year Average solar energy resources in KWh/year European Environment Agency Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat, DG REGIO EEA ETC-ACC, REGIO-GIS JRC (Photovoltaic Geographical Information System), REGIO-GIS

Average full load hours per year (onshore only) at 80 m hub height.

Regional, national and EU averages of raster data representing the yearly sum of global irradiation on optimally-inclined surfaces (KWh/m), during period 1981-1990.

Environment
Population connected to urban wastewater treatment Particulate matter (PM10) concentration at surface level % of total population Yearly average concentration (g/m) Eurostat GMES Promote project, JRC, EFGS, REGIO-GIS GMES Promote project, Eurostat, JRC, EFGS, REGIO-GIS Eurostat

Figures at regional, national and EU level are population weighted averages of raster-based concentration values. Ozone concentration exceedances Number of days with exceedance

Days with ground-level ozone concentration above 120 g/m. Population-weighted aggregated values at regional/national/EU level. Sufficiency of sites designated under the EU habitats directive % of suficiency of proposals

This index measures the extent to which SCI proposed by the MS cover the species and habitats listed in Annexes I and II to the habitats directive. 100% indicates sufficiency of proposals for all Annex I and II terrestrial habitat types and species.

Transport
Density of motorways Index of length, relative to area and population Eurostat, EuroGeographics, DG MOVE, NSOs, REGIO-GIS Arithmetic average of the index relative to area (motorway length / surface) and the index relative to population (motorway length / inhabitants), both indices being expressed in comparison to the EU27 average. Increase in pot. road accessibility in a high-speed scenario % increase in current pot. accessiblity DG REGIO, Spiekermann & Wegener Potential (pot.). accessibility calculates the inverse-distance weighted population that can be reached within approximately four hours travel time. The high-speed scenario assumes an ample provision of motorways. Passenger transport by road Freight transport by road Road fatalities % of passenger km per mode % of tonnes km transported per mode per mio inhabitants Eurostat Eurostat EC, DG MOVE+ENER-SRD, CARE database

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Road fatalities - European 2020 target Road fatalities - reduction required to reach the target Density of railways (moderate and high speed)

per mio inhabitants per mio inhabitants Index of length, relative to area and population

COM(2010) 389, Towards a European road safety area DG REGIO DG REGIO, RRG

Arithmetic average of the index relative to area (railway length / surface) and the index relative to population (railway length / inhabitants), both indices being expressed in comparison to the EU27 average. Increase in pot. rail accessibility in a high-speed scenario % increase in current pot. accessiblity DG REGIO, Spiekermann & Wegener Potential (pot.). accessibility calculates the inverse-distance weighted population that can be reached within approximately four hours travel time. The high-speed scenario assumes an ample provision of reasonably fast rail connections. Passenger transport by rail Freight transport by rail Accessibility to passenger flights % of passerger km per mode % of tonnes km transported per mode Daily number of passenger flights Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat, JRC, EFGS, TeleAtlas, EuroGeographics, REGIO-GIS

Regional population-weighted average number of passenger flights per day, accessible at less than 90 minutes travel time by road.

Employment
Employment growth Employment rate, ages 20-64 Employment rate, ages 20-64 - national EU 2020 target Employment rate, ages 20-64 - increase required to reach the target Employment rate, ages 20-64 - change in rate Change in the employment rate of persons aged 15-64 Gender gap in employment rate, ages 20-64 Unemployment rate Change in unemployment rate Gender gap in unemployment rate Long-term unemployment Participation in Life Long Learning % point difference (f - m) % of active population Percentage point change % point difference (f - m) % of active population % of population, aged 25-64 Eurostat Eurostat and NSOs Eurostat and NSOs Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat The difference between female and male employment rates Average annual % change % of population, aged 20-64 % of population, aged 20-64 % of population, aged 20-64 Percentage point change Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat and NSOs Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat Growth of workplace-based employment (regional and national accounts)

The difference between female and male unemployment rates Long-term unemployed = unemployed for more than 1 year

Social inclusion, poverty and health

At risk of poverty or exclusion At risk of poverty or exclusion - national EU 2020 target At risk of poverty or exclusion - reduction required to reach the target At risk of poverty or exclusion - change in rate Living in a household with a low work intensity At risk of poverty after social transfers Severely materially deprivated persons Male life expectancy at birth Female life expectancy at birth Infant mortality Standardised cancer mortality rates Standardised heart disease mortality rates % of population % of population % of population Percentage point change % of population % of population % of population Years Years Deaths under 1 year of age per 1000 birhts Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants Eurostat NRP and preliminary Commission estimates. To be updated May 2012. DG REGIO Eurostat, DG REGIO Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat

Demography
Average total population Population growth 1000 inh. pro mille (annual average) Eurostat (regional accounts) Eurostat

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Natural population change Net migration Population aged 0-14 years Population aged 15-64 Population aged 65+

pro mille (annual average) pro mille (annual average) % of total population % of total population % of total population

Eurostat, NSOs, DG REGIO Eurostat, NSOs, DG REGIO Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat

Calculated as the difference between total population change and natural population change

Economic policy and public finance

Inflation rate Public deficit/surplus Public debt Balance of the current account Total investment Net foreign direct investment (inflow) Net foreign direct investment (outflow) Public investment Long term bond yields Annual average rate of change in HICPs Net lending / net borrowing as a share of GDP Government gross debt as a share of GDP Gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP Direct investment in the reporting economy as a share of GDP Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat

Current account deficit / surplus as a share of GDP Eurostat

Direct investment outside the reporting economy, Eurostat as a share of GDP Gross fixed capital formation of General Government as a share of GDP in % Eurostat Eurostat

Economic structure
Employment in Agriculture (NACE A+B) A+B = Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing Employment in Industry (NACE C+D+E) C+D+E = Total industry (excluding construction) Employment in Construction (NACE F) F = Construction Employment in Trade and Transport (NACE G+H+I) % of total employment Eurostat G+H+I = Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods, hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communication Employment in Financial Intermediation (NACE J+K) Employment in Other Services (NACE L-P) % of total employment % of total employment Eurostat Eurostat J+K = Financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities L to P = Public administration and defence, compulsary social security; education; health and social work; other community, social and personal service activities; private households with employed persons Productivity in Agriculture; GVA (PPS) / Employment A+B = Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing Productivity in Industry (NACE C+D+E); GVA (PPS) / Employment C+D+E = Total industry (excluding construction) Productivity in Construction; GVA (PPS) / Employment F = Construction Productivity in Trade and Transport; GVA (PPS) / Employment Index, EU27 = 100 Eurostat Index, EU27 = 100 Eurostat Index, EU27 = 100 Eurostat Index, EU27 = 100 Eurostat % of total employment Eurostat % of total employment Eurostat % of total employment Eurostat

G+H+I = Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods, hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communication Productivity in Financial Intermediation (NACE J-K); GVA (PPS) / Employment Productivity in Other Services (NACE L -P); GVA (PPS) / Employment Index, EU27 = 100 Eurostat

J+K = Financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities Index, EU27 = 100 Eurostat

L to P = Public administration and defence, compulsary social security; education; health and social work; other community, social and personal service activities; private households with employed persons

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Severen tsentralen Severoiztochen

Severozapaden

Yugoiztochen

Yugozapaden Yuzhen tsentralen

REGIOgis

\Bulgaria Eligibility simulation 2014-2020, March 2012

GDP/head (PPS), index EU27=100
< 75 (less developed regions) 75 - 90 (transition regions) >= 90 (more developed regions) Regional GDP figures: 2007-08-09 Data available March 2012

80 Km

EuroGeographics Association for the adm inistrative boundaries

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