GDP per capita growth in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: GDP per capita growth was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Bulgaria, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3.2% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Bulgaria peaked at 10.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -13.6%, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 75th of 213 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 per capita growth in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.6% | — |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -55.3% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +56.1% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +57.7% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +39.3% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +83.4% |
| 1989 | -2.2% | -119.9% |
| 1990 | -7.5% | +246.9% |
| 1991 | -7.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | -6.3% | -16.8% |
| 1993 | -0.7% | -89.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -413.1% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +55.3% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +71.0% |
| 1997 | -13.6% | -336.4% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -133.0% |
| 1999 | -7.9% | -275.8% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -164.8% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +38.6% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -25.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | -2.7% | -139.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -181.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -51.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +116.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +40.8% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -140.9% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -496.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -44.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -58.6% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +75.9% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | -2.2% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.8% | -13.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | -2.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -2.2% | 8.5% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6331 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 12,870 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5617 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 11,418 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Bulgaria?
- Gdp per capita growth in Bulgaria was 3.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.6% in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.