Bulgaria vs Turkey: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US)
Bulgaria
20,539 current US$ per person
in 2025
Turkey
18,643 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
60th
Turkey rank
62nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20,539 current US$ per person against 18,643 current US$ per person in Turkey, a difference of 1,896 current US$ per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,314 current US$ per person | 1,355 current US$ per person | 959.09 current US$ per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1,488 current US$ per person | 3,441 current US$ per person | 1,952 current US$ per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 4,571 current US$ per person | 6,757 current US$ per person | 2,187 current US$ per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 8,115 current US$ per person | 11,327 current US$ per person | 3,212 current US$ per person | Turkey |
| 2020s | 14,979 current US$ per person | 13,059 current US$ per person | 1,920 current US$ per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Turkey?
- Bulgaria, at 20,539 current US$ per person against 18,643 current US$ per person in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 1,896 current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.