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Bulgaria last in EU in per capital income

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The quality of life in Sofia is almost twice as high than it is in Plovdiv and Varna, National Statistical Institute data show.

The biggest average annual per capital income is also in Sofia – over 15,000 euro. Second comes Stara Zagora with 8,950 euro, ahead of a number of towns and cities in Bulgaria which are bigger. Third in per capita income comes Sofia Region with 7,925, then Varna with 7,056 euro, Gabrovo with 6,290 euro and Bourgas with 6,237 euro.

Despite the economic growth of recent years, Bulgaria is still bottom of the list in the EU in per capita GDP with 7,300 euro – four and a half times less than the average for the EU - 30,000 euro.



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