Bulgaria vs Southern Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Bulgaria
3.2%
in 2025
Southern Africa
-0.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Southern Africa rank
39th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Bulgaria
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.2% against -0.1% in Southern Africa, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 24.6 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Southern Africa ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.4% | -0.4% | 3.9% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Bulgaria or Southern Africa?
- Bulgaria, at 3.2% against -0.1% in Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Bulgaria and Southern Africa?
- 3.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Southern Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Southern Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Southern Africa ranks 39th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.