Bulgaria vs Romania: GNI (current US$), per capita
Bulgaria
19,286 current US$ per person
in 2025
Romania
21,943 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
70th
Romania rank
67th
GNI (current US$), per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 21,943 current US$ per person against 19,286 current US$ per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 2,657 current US$ per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Romania ranks 67th of 208 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,379 current US$ per person | 1,793 current US$ per person | 585.7 current US$ per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1,473 current US$ per person | 1,470 current US$ per person | 3.3 current US$ per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3,916 current US$ per person | 4,831 current US$ per person | 915.5 current US$ per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 7,909 current US$ per person | 9,980 current US$ per person | 2,071 current US$ per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 14,522 current US$ per person | 16,981 current US$ per person | 2,459 current US$ per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 21,943 current US$ per person against 19,286 current US$ per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 2,657 current US$ per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Romania ranks 67th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.