GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0015 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0015 USD per square kilometre for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0015 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 USD per square kilometre, in 1991.
Bulgaria ranks 87th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 USD per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0015 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 USD per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0015 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0016 USD per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +72.7% | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -55.7% | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 84 Sri Lanka 0.0016 USD per square kilometre compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 0.0015 USD per square kilometre compare
- 86 Liberia 0.0015 USD per square kilometre compare
- 88 Panama 0.0015 USD per square kilometre compare
- 89 Hungary 0.0015 USD per square kilometre compare
- 90 Austria 0.0015 USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.0015 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 USD per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.