Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Bulgaria is 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0759 million USD per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Bulgaria 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0814 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0804 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0941 million USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1122 million USD per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1974 | 0.122 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1076 million USD per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1141 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1167 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1264 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0849 million USD per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0979 million USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1124 million USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1221 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1313 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1406 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.149 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1584 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1721 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1977 million USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1987 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1873 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0759 million USD per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0857 million USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1078 million USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0966 million USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1717 million USD per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1111 million USD per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1023 million USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1359 million USD per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1233 million USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1197 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1282 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1508 million USD per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1944 million USD per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2405 million USD per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2749 million USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3165 million USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4091 million USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5016 million USD per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4792 million USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4669 million USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5313 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5002 million USD per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5142 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5258 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4676 million USD per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4968 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.545 million USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6103 million USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6322 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6499 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7776 million USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8337 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.67 million USD per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.44 million USD per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +77.6% | 0.0966 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1717 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.104 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0804 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1264 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.148 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0979 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1987 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1198 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0759 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1873 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2815 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1197 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5016 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.529 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4669 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6322 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6499 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 79 Finland 0.9723 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 80 Estonia 0.9663 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 81 New Zealand 0.9577 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 83 Mexico 0.9228 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 84 Serbia 0.8941 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 0.8755 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9432 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0759 million USD per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ 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.