Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 16,605 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Bulgaria, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Bulgaria stood at 16,605 USD. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 110.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 16,605 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 966.23 USD, in 1991.
Bulgaria ranks 79th of 195 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 | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,060 USD | — |
| 1971 | 1,042 USD | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1,213 USD | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 1,439 USD | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 1,554 USD | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 1,365 USD | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 1,441 USD | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1,466 USD | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1,586 USD | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 1,065 USD | -32.9% |
| 1980 | 1,223 USD | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 1,399 USD | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 1,516 USD | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 1,626 USD | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 1,738 USD | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 1,840 USD | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 1,955 USD | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 2,122 USD | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 2,434 USD | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 2,460 USD | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 2,349 USD | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 966.23 USD | -58.9% |
| 1992 | 1,107 USD | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 1,409 USD | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 1,270 USD | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 2,272 USD | +78.9% |
| 1996 | 1,483 USD | -34.7% |
| 1997 | 1,377 USD | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,847 USD | +34.1% |
| 1999 | 1,690 USD | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 1,656 USD | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,789 USD | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 2,086 USD | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 2,709 USD | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 3,375 USD | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 3,882 USD | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 4,500 USD | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 5,856 USD | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 7,230 USD | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 6,948 USD | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 6,815 USD | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7,816 USD | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 7,421 USD | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 7,684 USD | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7,902 USD | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7,073 USD | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 7,566 USD | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 8,362 USD | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 9,431 USD | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 9,839 USD | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 10,175 USD | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 12,274 USD | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 13,260 USD | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 15,068 USD | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 16,605 USD | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,323 USD | 1,042 USD | 1,586 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,831 USD | 1,223 USD | 2,460 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,577 USD | 966.23 USD | 2,349 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,003 USD | 1,656 USD | 7,230 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,991 USD | 6,815 USD | 9,839 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,476 USD | 10,175 USD | 16,605 USD | 5 |
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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 (constant LCU), per capita 7,671 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 15.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.87 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 17,685 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7718 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 15,689 current LCU per person (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 16,605 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16,605 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 966.23 USD in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 195 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 110.1%. 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 US$ per capita. 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).