Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5826 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
90th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5826 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1399 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Bulgaria ranks 90th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1495 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.161 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1741 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1872 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2038 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.217 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2307 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2436 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2597 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2745 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.288 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2947 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3048 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3152 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3236 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3373 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3577 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3968 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3838 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3488 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3193 million USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2962 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2918 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2971 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3056 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3215 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2761 million USD per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2866 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2625 million USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2746 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2851 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3069 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3231 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3441 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3688 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3939 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4202 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.446 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4312 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.438 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4471 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4505 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.448 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4523 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4676 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4818 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.495 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5076 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5269 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5099 million USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5496 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5718 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.85 million USD per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.18 million USD per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1966 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2597 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3276 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2745 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3968 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2625 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3488 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3594 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2746 million USD per square kilometre | 0.446 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4715 million USD per square kilometre | 0.438 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5269 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5535 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5099 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 87 Indonesia 0.6229 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 88 Nigeria 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 89 Serbia 0.6089 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 91 Rwanda 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 92 Armenia 0.5488 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 93 Albania 0.5406 million 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$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.