Bulgaria vs Romania: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

Bulgaria
1.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Romania
1.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
106th
Romania rank
104th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 106th and Romania ranks 104th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 5.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1831 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
1990s 7.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 4.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.8228 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 2.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1172 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 2.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0405 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 1.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 106th and Romania ranks 104th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.