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4 regions in Bulgaria have lowest economic level in the EU

Bulgaria's Northwestern region
Photo: Veneta Nikolova

In 2019, the regional GDP per capita, expressed in purchasing power standards, varied from 32% of the EU average in the Northwestern region of Bulgaria and in Mayotte, France, to 260% of the EU average in Luxembourg, data of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute shows. After the Northwestern region of Bulgaria and Mayotte the lowest economic level has been recorded in the following regions of Bulgaria: North Central (35%), South Central (37%), Southeast (40%) and Northeast (41%).
The lowest levels of labour productivity are registered in three Bulgarian regions: North Central (EUR 12,700), South Central (EUR 13,000) and Northwest (EUR 13,400).



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