Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a new addition to the Index and is ranked 34th overall.

Summary chart of Bulgaria's scores in the 2019 InCiSE index. GBR NZL CAN FIN AUS DNK NOR NLD SWE KOR USA EST CHE IRL AUT FRA ESP BEL DEU LTU MEX CHL LVA JPN ITA SVN ISR POL ISL CZE PRT TUR SVK HRV ROU GRC HUN BGR InCiSE 0.13 0.52 Capabilities Crisis and risk management Digital services Fiscal and financial management HR management Inclusiveness Integrity Openness Policy making Procurement Regulation Tax administration

Specific metric scores for some indicators are noteworthy. For example, within the crisis and risk management indicator Bulgaria achieves the maximum scores for risk planning, the degree of international cooperation, and the existence and use of early warning systems. Most metric scores for this indicator are above average.

Within the capabilities indicator, Bulgaria achieves good scores for the metrics measuring problem solving, use of numeracy skills at work, and readiness to learn. It also scores well against the open budget metric within the fiscal and financial management indicator.

The main indicators where Bulgaria’s scores are less strong relative to other countries are tax administration, policy making and HR management.

Cross-referencing note

This content was presented as section 4.4 in the original 2019 publication.