GDP growth, year on year in Bulgaria
Real GDP in Bulgaria was 2.5% higher than a year earlier in Q3 2026. The value for Q3 2026 is the lowest since Q1 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Bulgaria, Q3 2026
2.5%p (Provisional)
Change from Q2 2026
−0.1percentage points
European Union, Q3 2026
1.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q3 2026
2.1%
GDP growth, year on year in Bulgaria over time
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% change on the same quarter a year earlier. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5%p (provisional) | 1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6%p (provisional) | 1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9%p (provisional) | 0.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9% | 1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | 1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 3.2% | 1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4% | 1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| Q3 2024 | 3.4% | 1.4% |
| Q2 2024 | 3.1% | 1.2% |
| Q1 2024 | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Q4 2023 | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Q3 2023 | 1.7% | 0.2% |
| Q2 2023 | 1.8% | 0.4% |
| Q1 2023 | 2.4% | 1.1% |
| Q4 2022 | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| Q3 2022 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Q1 2022 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Q4 2021 | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Q3 2021 | 6.9% | 5.4% |
| Q2 2021 | 7.9% | 14.7% |
| Q1 2021 | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Q4 2020 | -2.0% | -3.5% |
| Q3 2020 | -2.7% | -3.9% |
| Q2 2020 | -5.4% | -13.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| Q4 2019 | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Q3 2019 | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| Q2 2019 | 3.2% | 2.0% |
| Q1 2019 | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| Q4 2018 | 2.8% | 1.6% |
| Q3 2018 | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Q2 2018 | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Q1 2018 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Q4 2017 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Q3 2017 | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Q2 2017 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 2.8% | 2.5% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.6% in Q2 2026.
- Since Q1 2024, when it was 2.3%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in Q3 2026 was 1.5%.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)
0.7%p (Provisional)
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Real GDP growth
3.0%
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in euro
€18,120 per person
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
66p (Provisional) (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
GDP in euro
116,549 million €
2025 · Eurostat
Labour productivity growth
1.8%
2025 · Eurostat