Economy, jobs and prices in Burgas (Yugoiztochen, Bulgaria): official figures
GDP per person was 19,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 48% of the EU average (66% for Bulgaria); 8th highest of 28 provinces in Bulgaria.
How big is the economy of Burgas?
The local economy produced €4.6 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Burgas?
About 197,400 people worked in Burgas in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Burgas district?
Employees in Burgas district earned an average of 21,644 leva in 2024 (about 1,804 leva a month), 78% of the national average of 27,898 leva and 12th highest of 28 districts.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhich jobs pay most in Burgas district?
In Burgas the best-paid sector in 2024 was information and communication at 36,550 leva a year, and the lowest-paid was other service activities at 14,765 leva.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the GDP per capita of Burgas district?
Gross domestic product per person in Burgas was 23,342 leva in 2024, 73% of the national figure; industry produced 24.0% of its gross value added and services 73.4%.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does Burgas district have?
Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises in Burgas stood at 2,162 million euro at the end of 2024, or 5,558 euro per resident, 3rd highest of 28 districts (national average 5,267 euro).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many companies are there in Burgas district?
There were 33,551 non-financial enterprises in Burgas in 2024 (86 per 1,000 residents, national 73), employing 120,073 people and reporting net sales of 27,850 million leva.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Burgas district?
The registered unemployment level in Burgas district averaged 5.4% in 2024 (8,848 people on the labour office register), 11th lowest of 28 districts; the national level was 5.2%.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many hotels are there in Burgas district?
Burgas district had 1,001 accommodation establishments with 142,196 bed-places in 2024, and they welcomed 2,097,943 overnight visitors.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Burgas?
The largest part of the economy of Burgas in 2024 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 33.0% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (21.5%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Burgas?
Factories, mines and energy produced 18.2% of the value added in Burgas in 2024, against 19.4% for Bulgaria.
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Gross value added rose from €1.9 billion in 2015 to €4.0 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 109% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Burgas?
Of the 197,400 jobs located in Burgas in 2023, 20% in public services, education, health and other services, 13% in industry and 20.2% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Burgas?
The number of people working in Burgas rose by 2.5% between 2015 and 2023, to 197,400.
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- Burgas district had an average of 118,967 employees on labour or civil-service contracts in 2024; 13.3% of them worked in manufacturing (national share 19.1%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Measured in current prices, GDP per person in Burgas rose from 14,487 leva in 2019 to 23,342 leva in 2024, a gain of 61% (Bulgaria: 76%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Businesses and public bodies in Burgas spent 1,649 million leva on acquiring tangible fixed assets in 2024, 4,241 leva per resident against 5,793 leva nationally; the private sector accounted for 81%. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Of the registered unemployed in Burgas in 2024, 9.8% were aged 29 or under and 4.1% had been registered for more than a year (national shares 11.1% and 20.4%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Accommodation in Burgas earned 829 million leva from 9,905,089 nights spent in 2024, about 84 leva per night against 87 leva across Bulgaria. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Burgas compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Registered unemployment level (%) (2024)
Burgas ranks 18 of 28, highest first. Average annual number of unemployed registered at labour offices as a share of the labour force
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment level (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sliven | 7.0% |
| 16 | Haskovo | 6.6% |
| 17 | Ruse | 5.6% |
| 18 | Burgas | 5.4% |
| 19 | Dobrich | 5.2% |
| 20 | Veliko Tarnovo | 5.2% |
| 21 | Yambol | 5.2% |
Accommodation revenue per night spent (leva) (2024)
Burgas ranks 7 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Accommodation revenue per night spent (leva) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dobrich | 92 |
| 5 | Varna | 92 |
| 6 | Pazardzhik | 88 |
| 7 | Burgas | 84 |
| 8 | Lovech | 81 |
| 9 | Kyustendil | 78 |
| 10 | Stara Zagora | 77 |
Average annual wage of employees (leva) (2024)
Burgas ranks 12 of 28, highest first. Employees under labour and civil-service contracts
| Rank | Area | Average annual wage of employees (leva) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Shumen | 22,095 |
| 10 | Pleven | 21,930 |
| 11 | Razgrad | 21,765 |
| 12 | Burgas | 21,644 |
| 13 | Pernik | 21,641 |
| 14 | Veliko Tarnovo | 21,565 |
| 15 | Pazardzhik | 21,392 |
Foreign direct investment per resident (euro) (2024)
Burgas ranks 3 of 28, highest first. Stock in non-financial enterprises at 31 December 2024
| Rank | Area | Foreign direct investment per resident (euro) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 14,097 |
| 2 | Sofia | 11,251 |
| 3 | Burgas | 5,558 |
| 4 | Gabrovo | 5,193 |
| 5 | Plovdiv | 4,110 |
| 6 | Varna | 3,767 |
| 7 | Razgrad | 3,191 |
Non-financial enterprises per 1,000 residents (2024)
Burgas ranks 2 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Non-financial enterprises per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 103 |
| 2 | Burgas | 86 |
| 3 | Blagoevgrad | 82 |
| 4 | Varna | 81 |
| 5 | Smolyan | 76 |
| 6 | Plovdiv | 73 |
| 7 | Dobrich | 72 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Burgas ranks 18 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ruse | 21.0% |
| 16 | Kyustendil | 20.5% |
| 17 | Veliko Tarnovo | 18.8% |
| 18 | Burgas | 18.2% |
| 19 | Targovishte | 17.6% |
| 20 | Dobrich | 17.0% |
| 21 | Montana | 15.4% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Burgas ranks 10 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Haskovo | 20.6% |
| 8 | Pernik | 20.2% |
| 9 | Montana | 19.4% |
| 10 | Burgas | 18.9% |
| 11 | Shumen | 18.1% |
| 12 | Lovech | 18.1% |
| 13 | Silistra | 17.7% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Burgas ranks 22 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Pernik | 22.7% |
| 20 | Plovdiv | 21.8% |
| 21 | Targovishte | 21.5% |
| 22 | Burgas | 21.5% |
| 23 | Gabrovo | 21.4% |
| 24 | Varna | 20.3% |
| 25 | Vratsa | 17.7% |
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