Bulgaria vs Romania: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Bulgaria
20,539 current US$ per person
in 2025
Romania
23,720 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
60th
Romania rank
58th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 23,720 current US$ per person against 20,539 current US$ per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 3,181 current US$ per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Romania ranks 58th of 186 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,488 current US$ per person | 1,572 current US$ per person | 83.67 current US$ per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 4,571 current US$ per person | 5,462 current US$ per person | 891.4 current US$ per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 8,115 current US$ per person | 10,399 current US$ per person | 2,284 current US$ per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 14,979 current US$ per person | 18,343 current US$ per person | 3,364 current US$ per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 23,720 current US$ per person against 20,539 current US$ per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 3,181 current US$ per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Romania ranks 58th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (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.