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The annual total income average per capita in 2019 was BGN 6,592 (USD 3,691), while spending stood at BGN 6,214, according to the National Statistical Institute.

Nearly 57% of Bulgarian citizen’s income came from wages, 30.2% from social transfers and 6.4% from self-employment, the statistics institute said.

Meanwhile, 29.5% of household expenditure went on food and non-alcoholic beverages, 13.5% for housing, 7.5% for transport, NSI said on April 14.