Bulgaria

Country in Europe

In brief

Price level, USA = 100: 24 (2025). World rank 190 of 198; in Europe, 44 of 44. Current account balance, share of GDP: -5.8% (2025). World rank 140 of 185; in Europe, 37 of 43. Gini index (0 = full equality): 39.5 (2023). World rank 91 of 116 (1 = best); in Europe, 38 of 38. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $50.8B → $130.8B, GDP per person $7,269 → $20,328, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $18,896 → $44,451. Better than all its neighbours (Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Türkiye): unemployment and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $130.8B 2025
GDP per person: $20,328 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $44,451 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): High income
Gross national income per person: $17,780 2025
Inflation: +4.6% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 24 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 2.5% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 21.2% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 63.3% 2025
Unemployment: 3.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 10.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 50.4% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 50.7% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 51.8% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -5.8% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3.7% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 2.1% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 20.7% 2024
Currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 39.5 2023
Living on under $3 a day: 1% 2023