GDP per capita, PPP in Bulgaria

GDP per person in Bulgaria, adjusted for purchasing power, was Int$35,326 at constant 2021 international prices in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international dollars) Unit: Constant 2021 international dollars per person Data: 1990 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Bulgaria, 2025 Int$35,326 Constant 2021 international dollars per person
Change from 2024 +3.2% 2024: Int$34,221 per person
European Union, 2025 Int$55,087 per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 Int$49,318 per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 56th of 185 See the full ranking

GDP per capita, PPP in Bulgaria over time

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Constant 2021 international dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international dollars) (constant 2021 international dollars per person), 2001 to 2025
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 Int$35,326 per person Int$55,087 per person
2024 Int$34,221 per person Int$54,342 per person
2023 Int$33,074 per person Int$53,862 per person
2022 Int$32,434 per person Int$53,777 per person
2021 Int$30,959 per person Int$51,968 per person
2020 Int$28,521 per person Int$48,770 per person
2019 Int$29,150 per person Int$51,662 per person
2018 Int$27,691 per person Int$50,737 per person
2017 Int$26,692 per person Int$49,704 per person
2016 Int$25,637 per person Int$48,337 per person
2015 Int$24,563 per person Int$47,491 per person
2014 Int$23,455 per person Int$46,456 per person
2013 Int$22,954 per person Int$45,725 per person
2012 Int$22,619 per person Int$45,789 per person
2011 Int$22,321 per person Int$46,206 per person
2010 Int$21,724 per person Int$45,251 per person
2009 Int$21,251 per person Int$44,430 per person
2008 Int$21,846 per person Int$46,521 per person
2007 Int$20,440 per person Int$46,275 per person
2006 Int$19,025 per person Int$44,947 per person
2005 Int$17,678 per person Int$43,477 per person
2004 Int$16,389 per person Int$42,727 per person
2003 Int$15,271 per person Int$41,730 per person
2002 Int$14,397 per person Int$41,424 per person
2001 Int$13,307 per person Int$41,010 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.2% from Int$34,221 per person in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was Int$24,563 per person, the figure has changed by +43.8%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 56th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was Int$55,087 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, International Comparison Program
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2025 for Bulgaria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, International Comparison Program