Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0315 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Bulgaria, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Bulgaria is 0.0315 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 164.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0315 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1971.
Bulgaria ranks 149th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per person | +20.8% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per person | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per person | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 0 million SLC per person | +232.6% |
| 1992 | 0 million SLC per person | +49.6% |
| 1993 | 0 million SLC per person | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +76.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +121.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +72.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | +775.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 million SLC per person | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0138 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0164 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0215 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.026 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0287 million SLC per person | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0315 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0315 million SLC per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0694 million SLC per person, 45% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0315 million SLC per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0541 million SLC per person, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +775.5% | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0023 million SLC per person |
| 1991 | +232.6% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
| 1995 | +121.4% | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person |
| 1994 | +76.4% | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person |
| 1996 | +72.3% | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0032 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 million SLC per person | 0.0034 million SLC per person | 0.0098 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 million SLC per person | 0.0101 million SLC per person | 0.0181 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0252 million SLC per person | 0.0185 million SLC per person | 0.0315 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 146 Grenada 0.0319 million SLC per person compare
- 147 Peru 0.0318 million SLC per person compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0316 million SLC per person compare
- 150 Slovenia 0.0315 million SLC per person compare
- 151 Libya 0.0298 million SLC per person compare
- 152 Turkmenistan 0.0296 million SLC per person 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0315 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0315 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.7%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.