Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.4108 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Bulgaria, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Bulgaria is 0.4108 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4108 National currency per US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 National currency per US dollar, in 1995.
That places Bulgaria 53rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0099 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.0194 National currency per US dollar | +94.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2018 National currency per US dollar | +942.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2636 National currency per US dollar | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2664 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2738 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2859 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.291 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2967 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3083 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3173 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3349 National currency per US dollar | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3569 National currency per US dollar | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3702 National currency per US dollar | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3776 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3667 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3775 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3739 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3711 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3604 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3715 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3655 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.371 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3691 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3668 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3665 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3722 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.383 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3784 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3879 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4108 National currency per US dollar | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1522 National currency per US dollar | 0.0099 National currency per US dollar | 0.2664 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3213 National currency per US dollar | 0.2738 National currency per US dollar | 0.3776 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3693 National currency per US dollar | 0.3604 National currency per US dollar | 0.3775 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3831 National currency per US dollar | 0.3665 National currency per US dollar | 0.4108 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,954 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 19.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 20,539 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8963 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 18,221 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Bulgaria?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Bulgaria was 0.4108 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4108 National currency per US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 National currency per US dollar in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org