NUTS-3 BG334 · Bulgaria
Търговище
Targovishte
Търговище generates €990M of GDP across 94.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 29.1/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +8.2%/yr over five years and cooling, with the employment rate up 7.1pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for jobs (56th EU percentile) and weakest for health (1th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard2 → 2 EU percentile since 1995 (+1 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Cost advantage99
Growth momentum74
Energy cost65
Labour market51
Talent & skills41
Industrial base35
Freight intensity33
Demographic outlook32
Resilience27
Quality of life26
Digital readiness19
Connectivity13
Economic base3
Governance0
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
29.1
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth73.6
Livability25.8
Market access15
Economic scale2
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
26.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability5
Labour stability7
Diversification87
Demographic stability8
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
12.5
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access10
Market access15
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
40.5
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary55
Lifelong learning31
Knowledge workers51
Scientists & engineers25
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
25.8
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy2
Jobs56
Education36.5
Health1
Safety40.3
Connectivity19
Environment—
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
73.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+8.2%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+8.9%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.7 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-1.9 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-1.0%
CAGR
Employment rate
+7.1 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-2.1 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Trade · transport · ICT · 29.8%Diversified · HHI 2008
Agriculture 10%Industry 17.6%Construction 7.1%Trade · transport · ICT 29.8%Finance · real estate · prof. 14%Public · health · education 21.5%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€990M2024
7.4% 1y 8.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 2
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€725M2025
2.0% 1y 5.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 2
Population
94,7352025
0.9% 1y 1.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 12
Unemployment rate
4.0%2025
2.4% 1y 7.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 43
Employment
49,4902023
1.9% 1y 1.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 16
Productivity / employee
€25,5102025
8.4% 1y 17.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 2
Gross value added
€864M2024
6.9% 1y 8.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 2
All indicators · 84 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€864M
2024 · EU pctl 2
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€86M
2024 · EU pctl 32
GVA — industry (B–E)
€152M
2024 · EU pctl 3
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€119M
2024 · EU pctl 4
GVA — construction (F)
€61M
2024 · EU pctl 5
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€258M
2024 · EU pctl 5
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€6,700
2023 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
16,800 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 3
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€10,400
2024 · EU pctl 2
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€1,591M
2023 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€277M
2023 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€4,059M
2023 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€91M
2024 · EU pctl 2
GVA — information & communication (J)
€2M
2024 · EU pctl 1
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€121M
2024 · EU pctl 1
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€186M
2024 · EU pctl 2
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€725M
2025 · EU pctl 2
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€25,510
2025 · EU pctl 2
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€201M
2025 · EU pctl 2
Labour market
Employment, total persons
49,490
2023 · EU pctl 16
Self-employed persons
20,200
2023 · EU pctl 57
Employment in manufacturing (C)
8,650
2023 · EU pctl 24
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
75.6%
2025 · EU pctl 34 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
14.7%
2018 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.0%
2025 · EU pctl 43
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
45,500
2025 · EU pctl 11
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
3,759
2023 · EU pctl 12
Enterprise births
382
2023 · EU pctl 18
Enterprise deaths
451
2023 · EU pctl 24
3-year enterprise survival rate
5.0%
2023 · EU pctl 65
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
0.4%
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
3.0%
2025 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.5%
2023 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
39.0%
2025 · EU pctl 68 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
42.4%
2025 · EU pctl 55 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
9.0%
2025 · EU pctl 31 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
23.0%
2025 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
7.0%
2025 · EU pctl 25 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
92.7%
2025 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
36,530
2024 · EU pctl 0
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
472 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 13 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
2,026 kt
2025 · EU pctl 12
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
8 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 18 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
114
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
57,545
2025 · EU pctl 12
Population aged 65+
24,484
2025 · EU pctl 14
Population aged under 15
12,706
2025 · EU pctl 13
Median age of population
49.7 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 82
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
42.5%
2025 · EU pctl 78
Crude rate of total population change
-9.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 5
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
1.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 21
Crude birth rate
7.9 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 53
Crude death rate
18.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 99
Live births
754
2024 · EU pctl 16
Deaths
1,729
2024 · EU pctl 26
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
64.6%
2025 · EU pctl 79
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.87
2024 · EU pctl 99
Population density (persons per km²)
35 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 10
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
65,824
2100 · EU pctl 9
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
605 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
2,126 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 99 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
229 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 49 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 70
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
2.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 2
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
43.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 6
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
250 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 16
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
83 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 93 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
-0.07
2022 · EU pctl 0
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.25
2022 · EU pctl 0
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
-0.10
2022 · EU pctl 0
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
-0.14
2022 · EU pctl 0
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.33
2022 · EU pctl 22
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.135/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 35
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.041/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 8
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
452 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 78
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
15 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 71
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
67 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 61
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 54
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
30.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 53
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.1%
2021 · EU pctl 5
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