Bulgaria
Bulgaria ranks #89 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (0.7/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 20.9/100 (#125 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.
What drives the instability score
Capability and economy · click a metric to compare
CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.
Capability profile
Trajectory
Governance
Energy
Strategic Relationships
Allies (16)
- Hungarydefense 1955
- Polanddefense 1955
- Germanydefense 1941
- Italydefense 1941
- Japandefense 1941
- Egyptdefense 1937
- Francedefense 1937
- United Kingdomdefense 1937
- Belarusneutrality 1993
- Albanianeutrality 1993
- Romanianeutrality 1992
- Russianeutrality 1992
- Türkiyeneutrality 1992
- Greeceneutrality 1991
COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.
Disputes (66)
COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.
- Libya1× · 2011
- Türkiye10× · 2008
- Serbia10× · 2000
- Kazakhstan1× · 1996
- Czechia1× · 1968
- Israel1× · 1955
- Greece11× · 1952
- United States3× · 1951
- Germany4× · 1945
- Russia6× · 1944
- United Kingdom4× · 1944
- Italy3× · 1944
Signals
Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 0% risk
Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 2025): 10 transfers
50% of imports from United States — supplier dependence
Displacement (UNHCR): 533 refugees originated · 0 IDPs · 105.6K hosted
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