Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 40/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 60.8/100 #70
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.599
- HDI
- 0.845
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Bulgaria | Iliana Iotova |
| Prime Minister of Bulgaria | Andrey Gyurov |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 9.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.2% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 40 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.599
- Liberal
- 0.499
- Participatory
- 0.397
- Deliberative
- 0.474
- Egalitarian
- 0.442
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 60.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #70 / 180
- Rank change
- -11 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #73
- 50.6
- Economic #97
- 40.3
- Legal #66
- 67.7
- Social #94
- 59.1
- Safety #61
- 86.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.8 | 70 | 50.6 | 40.3 | 67.7 | 59.1 | 86.2 |
| 2024 | 65.3 | 59 | 60.6 | 41.6 | 72.2 | 67.1 | 85.1 |
| 2023 | 63.0 | 71 | 58.3 | 37.9 | 70.3 | 65.5 | 82.9 |
| 2022 | 59.1 | 91 | 55.0 | 30.1 | 68.7 | 66.8 | 75.0 |
| 2021 | 62.7 | 112 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2020 | 64.9 | 111 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 64.9 | 111 | - | - | - | - | 69.1 |
| 2018 | 64.8 | 111 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 65.0 | 109 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 65.5 | 113 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2015 | 67.1 | 106 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2014 | 68.6 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.4 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 29.0 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 19.0 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.6 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 16.3 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 9.0 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 10.3 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - |