Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0174 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Bulgaria, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0174 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 115.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0174 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 million USD per person, in 1991.
Bulgaria ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0011 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -32.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.002 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.001 million USD per person | -59.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +78.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +33.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 million USD per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 million USD per person | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 million USD per person | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 0.007 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 million USD per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 million USD per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 million USD per person | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 million USD per person | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.013 million USD per person | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.014 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0159 million USD per person | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0174 million USD per person | +9.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0174 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0353 million USD per person, 49% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0174 million USD per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0264 million USD per person, 66% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +78.4% | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person |
| 1991 | -59.1% | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0073 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 million USD per person | 0.0069 million USD per person | 0.0104 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 million USD per person | 0.0108 million USD per person | 0.0174 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0174 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 million USD per person in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.