Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency was 202,861 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Bulgaria, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 202,861 million SLC for gross domestic product — value standard local currency in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Bulgaria peaked at 202,861 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.41 million SLC, in 1971.
Bulgaria ranks 140th of 218 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.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.53 million SLC | — |
| 1971 | 10.41 million SLC | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 11.24 million SLC | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 12.15 million SLC | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 13.09 million SLC | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 14.29 million SLC | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 15.15 million SLC | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 15.49 million SLC | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 18.74 million SLC | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 21.98 million SLC | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 25.79 million SLC | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 27.82 million SLC | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 29.01 million SLC | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 29.81 million SLC | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 31.67 million SLC | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 32.59 million SLC | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 34.42 million SLC | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 36.53 million SLC | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 38.35 million SLC | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 39.58 million SLC | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 45.39 million SLC | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 149.46 million SLC | +229.3% |
| 1992 | 221.18 million SLC | +48.0% |
| 1993 | 329.22 million SLC | +48.8% |
| 1994 | 578.79 million SLC | +75.8% |
| 1995 | 1,276 million SLC | +120.4% |
| 1996 | 2,187 million SLC | +71.4% |
| 1997 | 19,032 million SLC | +770.2% |
| 1998 | 26,460 million SLC | +39.0% |
| 1999 | 25,043 million SLC | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 28,125 million SLC | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 30,987 million SLC | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 34,069 million SLC | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 36,638 million SLC | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 41,201 million SLC | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 47,017 million SLC | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 53,608 million SLC | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 63,494 million SLC | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 72,847 million SLC | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 73,182 million SLC | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74,888 million SLC | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 81,126 million SLC | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 82,643 million SLC | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 82,253 million SLC | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 84,148 million SLC | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 89,571 million SLC | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 95,349 million SLC | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 102,683 million SLC | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 109,782 million SLC | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 119,906 million SLC | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 121,088 million SLC | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 139,602 million SLC | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 168,360 million SLC | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 185,232 million SLC | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 202,861 million SLC | +9.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 202,861 million SLC is below the median for high income countries, which is 257,567 million SLC, 79% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 202,861 million SLC is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 507,692 million SLC, 40% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 | +770.2% | 2,187 million SLC | 19,032 million SLC |
| 1991 | +229.3% | 45.39 million SLC | 149.46 million SLC |
| 1995 | +120.4% | 578.79 million SLC | 1,276 million SLC |
| 1994 | +75.8% | 329.22 million SLC | 578.79 million SLC |
| 1996 | +71.4% | 1,276 million SLC | 2,187 million SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.31 million SLC | 10.41 million SLC | 21.98 million SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.56 million SLC | 25.79 million SLC | 39.58 million SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,532 million SLC | 45.39 million SLC | 26,460 million SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,117 million SLC | 28,125 million SLC | 73,182 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,235 million SLC | 74,888 million SLC | 119,906 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,429 million SLC | 121,088 million SLC | 202,861 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 137 Turkmenistan 222,090 million SLC compare
- 138 Libya 220,026 million SLC compare
- 139 Cuba 219,180 million SLC compare
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 178,372 million SLC compare
- 142 Sierra Leone 170,484 million SLC compare
- 143 Suriname 170,157 million SLC 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 in Bulgaria?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Bulgaria was 202,861 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 202,861 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.41 million SLC in 1971.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency?
- Bulgaria ranks 140th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).