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Bulgaria

Europe & Central Asia · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 15.6%
Current prices2025
131USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 18.8%
Current prices2025
20,921USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.3 pp
Annual change2025
3.1%
Inflation▲ 0.9 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.5%
Unemployment▼ 0.6 pp
Rate2025
3.6%
Government debt▲ 3.2 pp
General government, gross2025
27.1% of GDP
Current account▼ 4.6 pp
Balance2025
-5.9% of GDP
Population▼ 2.7%
Total2025
6.26million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-14.10.07.81995: -1.6%1996: 5.2%1997: -14.1%1998: 3.8%1999: -8.4%2000: 4.6%2001: 3.8%2002: 5.9%2003: 5.2%2004: 6.5%2005: 7.1%2006: 6.8%2007: 6.7%2008: 6.1%2009: -3.3%2010: 1.6%2011: 2.1%2012: 0.7%2013: -0.5%2014: 0.9%2015: 3.4%2016: 3.0%2017: 2.7%2018: 2.3%2019: 3.8%2020: -3.1%2021: 7.8%2022: 4.1%2023: 1.7%2024: 3.4%2025: 3.1%2026: 2.8% (IMF projection)2027: 2.5% (IMF projection)2028: 2.8% (IMF projection)2029: 2.6% (IMF projection)2030: 2.6% (IMF projection)2031: 2.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.60.01,0611995: 62.1%1996: 123.0%1997: 1,061.2%1998: 18.7%1999: 2.6%2000: 10.3%2001: 7.4%2002: 5.8%2003: 2.3%2004: 6.1%2005: 6.0%2006: 7.4%2007: 7.6%2008: 12.0%2009: 2.5%2010: 3.0%2011: 3.4%2012: 2.4%2013: 0.4%2014: -1.6%2015: -1.1%2016: -1.3%2017: 1.2%2018: 2.6%2019: 2.5%2020: 1.2%2021: 2.8%2022: 13.0%2023: 8.6%2024: 2.6%2025: 3.5%2026: 3.8% (IMF projection)2027: 3.7% (IMF projection)2028: 3.4% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.4% (IMF projection)2031: 2.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %7.84.11.73.43.12.82.52.82.62.6
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.813.08.62.63.53.83.73.42.52.4
Unemployment rate %5.24.24.44.23.63.43.33.23.23.2
GDP, current prices USD bn8491102113131148158170180190
GDP per capita, current prices USD12,34714,06915,86217,61020,92123,84825,71527,86529,63731,639
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD29,69235,11137,03539,29042,81645,64248,19950,76353,47256,360
General government gross debt % of GDP23.922.522.923.827.128.229.730.932.734.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.8-0.8-3.0-3.0-3.0-3.3-3.6-3.3-3.4-3.4
Current account balance % of GDP0.2-1.4-1.2-1.4-5.9-4.0-3.2-2.7-0.50.4
Population million6.846.456.456.446.266.216.166.116.066.01

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.073.32000: 73%2001: 67%2002: 53%2003: 45%2004: 38%2005: 28%2006: 23%2007: 18%2008: 15%2009: 15%2010: 14%2011: 14%2012: 17%2013: 17%2014: 26%2015: 25%2016: 27%2017: 23%2018: 20%2019: 18%2020: 23%2021: 24%2022: 22%2023: 23%2024: 24%2025: 27%2026: 28% (IMF projection)2027: 30% (IMF projection)2028: 31% (IMF projection)2029: 33% (IMF projection)2030: 34% (IMF projection)2031: 36% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-23.90.03.22000: -3.1%2001: -3.6%2002: -0.6%2003: -3.4%2004: -4.3%2005: -9.4%2006: -15.3%2007: -23.9%2008: -22.0%2009: -8.3%2010: -1.7%2011: 0.3%2012: -0.8%2013: 1.3%2014: 2.1%2015: 0.0%2016: 3.0%2017: 3.2%2018: 0.7%2019: 1.7%2020: 1.6%2021: 0.2%2022: -1.4%2023: -1.2%2024: -1.4%2025: -5.9%2026: -4.0% (IMF projection)2027: -3.2% (IMF projection)2028: -2.7% (IMF projection)2029: -0.5% (IMF projection)2030: 0.4% (IMF projection)2031: 1.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19959.217.9–65.3
20057.324.2–53.5
20154.124.0–58.3
20252.521.2–63.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method17,780USD2025+136.1%
GNI, Atlas method114USD bn2025+117.4%
Exports of goods and services50.7% of GDP2025-13.0 pp
Imports of goods and services51.8% of GDP2025-11.2 pp
Life expectancy at birth75.8years2024+1.7%
Urban population74.2% of total2025+1.1 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)