Nominal GDP
$130.78B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Bulgaria Economy and Trade
SofiaLocal time
GDP $130.78B · real growth +3.1% · 2025
Nominal output in Bulgaria is shown at $130.78B for 2025; the latest real-growth observation on this page is +3.1% for 2025. For household-scale context, GDP per capita is $20,328 in 2025, while consumer-price inflation is 4.6% in 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$20,328
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+3.1%
annual % · 2025
World Bank
Inflation
4.6%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Bulgaria at a Glance
Definitions and reference periods stay visible so nominal output, real growth, prices, jobs and trade are not silently mixed.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $50.77B2016: $53.93B2017: $59.17B2018: $66.10B2019: $68.51B2020: $70.49B2021: $84.38B2022: $90.51B2023: $102.20B2024: $113.35B2025: $130.78B
GDP per capita$20,328
Real growth+3.1%
Reference year2025
2025 Inflation
4.6%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
3.5%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$20,328.2
current US$
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank · 2025 unless marked
Real growth+3.1%
Unemployment3.5%
Inflation20254.6%
Understand the numbers
What Bulgaria's economic profile is telling you
Bulgaria's economy expanded by 3.1 percent in 2025 according to the World Bank. The same profile shows low modeled unemployment alongside consumer-price inflation of 4.6 percent.
Bulgaria is deeply connected to European production and trade networks. this page does not publish a headline merchandise balance because a matched-year WTO export and import pair was not independently resolved in the sources used for this page.
Reading the headline data
GDP shows the current-dollar size of the economy, while real growth measures changes in output after accounting for price effects. Inflation and unemployment add separate information about household prices and labor conditions.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise exports and imports cover traded goods. They are not combined with services trade or treated as a current-account measure.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Bulgaria | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $130.78B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $20,328.2 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +3.1% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | 4.6% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 3.5% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise trade balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bulgaria's GDP?
Nominal GDP was about $130.78B in 2025 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
Is Bulgaria's economy growing?
Real GDP growth was +3.1% in 2025.
What is inflation in Bulgaria?
The annual CPI reading used here is 4.6% for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Bulgaria?
A matched-year merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved for this page, so no balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
GDP, GDP per capita, real GDP growth, consumer-price inflation and modeled ILO unemployment.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports, imports and destination context where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles
Every metric keeps its definition and reference year. A missing value is preferable to a silently mixed definition.