NUTS-3 BG422 · Bulgaria
Хасково
Haskovo
Хасково generates €1.5bn of GDP across 207.4k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 19.8/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +7.8%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.0pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for jobs (49th EU percentile) and weakest for economy (0.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard3 → 1 EU percentile since 1995 (-2 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
Energy cost65
Growth momentum51
Talent & skills30
Resilience30
Freight intensity29
Industrial base29
Quality of life21
Labour market17
Digital readiness17
Demographic outlook14
Connectivity10
Economic base0
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)
19.8
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth50.6
Livability20.7
Market access4
Economic scale4
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)
29.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability30
Labour stability10
Diversification62
Demographic stability16
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)
10
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access16
Market access4
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)
29.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary37
Lifelong learning13
Knowledge workers34
Scientists & engineers35
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)
20.7
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy0.5
Jobs49
Education16
Health2.5
Safety40.7
Connectivity17
Environment19
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
50.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+7.8%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+6.9%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.9 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-2.4 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.6%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.0 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.2 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 · 27.9%Diversified · HHI 2181
Agriculture 7.1%Industry 13.2%Construction 4%Trade · transport · ICT 27.9%Finance · real estate · prof. 20.6%Public · health · education 27.1%
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)
€1,523M2024
10.4% 1y 7.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,283M2025
1.9% 1y 4.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
Population
207,3562025
0.1% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 42
Unemployment rate
3.2%2025
10.3% 1y 1.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 20
Employment
99,3502023
1.5% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 44
Productivity / employee
€18,2582025
8.4% 1y 9.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 0
Gross value added
€1,329M2024
9.9% 1y 8.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
All indicators · 86 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,329M
2024 · EU pctl 4
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€95M
2024 · EU pctl 36
GVA — industry (B–E)
€175M
2024 · EU pctl 3
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€161M
2024 · EU pctl 6
GVA — construction (F)
€53M
2024 · EU pctl 4
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€371M
2024 · EU pctl 9
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)
11,900 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 0
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€7,400
2024 · EU pctl 0
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€2,738M
2023 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€682M
2023 · EU pctl 16 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€5,794M
2023 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€187M
2024 · EU pctl 11
GVA — information & communication (J)
€29M
2024 · EU pctl 19
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€274M
2024 · EU pctl 5
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€360M
2024 · EU pctl 6
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,283M
2025 · EU pctl 4
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€18,258
2025 · EU pctl 0
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€394M
2025 · EU pctl 5
Labour market
Employment, total persons
99,350
2023 · EU pctl 44
Self-employed persons
41,770
2023 · EU pctl 82
Employment in manufacturing (C)
17,290
2023 · EU pctl 49
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
69.9%
2025 · EU pctl 11 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
14.6%
2025 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.2%
2025 · EU pctl 20
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
90,200
2025 · EU pctl 37
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
11,028
2023 · EU pctl 42
Enterprise births
1,094
2023 · EU pctl 47
Enterprise deaths
1,610
2023 · EU pctl 63
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.4%
2023 · EU pctl 51
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
0.4%
2023 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
3.2%
2025 · EU pctl 21 · 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
29.3%
2025 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
36.6%
2025 · EU pctl 37 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
6.8%
2025 · EU pctl 13 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
21.0%
2025 · EU pctl 34 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
7.5%
2025 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
92.3%
2025 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
257,193
2024 · EU pctl 15
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
457 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
4,091 kt
2025 · EU pctl 29
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
9 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
96
CURRENT · EU pctl 84
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
124,506
2025 · EU pctl 41
Population aged 65+
53,895
2025 · EU pctl 45
Population aged under 15
28,955
2025 · EU pctl 43
Median age of population
48.9 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 75
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
43.3%
2025 · EU pctl 80
Crude rate of total population change
1.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 52
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
10.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 86
Crude birth rate
7.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 41
Crude death rate
16.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 95
Live births
1,529
2024 · EU pctl 42
Deaths
3,398
2024 · EU pctl 57
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
66.5%
2025 · EU pctl 84
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.76
2024 · EU pctl 97
Population density (persons per km²)
38 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 11
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
143,128
2100 · EU pctl 32
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
924 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 97 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
2,023 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 98 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
240 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 67
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
10.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 25
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
40.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 5
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
309 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 19
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
80 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 92 · 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)
251 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 55
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
56 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 94
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
48 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 38
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
7 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 74
Environment
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
18
2024 · EU pctl 81
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
43
2024 · EU pctl 5
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
27.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 48
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
1.1%
2021 · EU pctl 23
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