Bulgaria vs Greece

Bulgaria vs Greece: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 3.1% a year in Bulgaria and 2.1% a year in Greece, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 1 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Greece.

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% a year · IMF

Bulgaria vs Greece: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 3.1% a year in Bulgaria and 2.1% a year in Greece, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 1 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Greece.
BulgariaGreeceIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2025, Bulgaria ranked 80 and Greece ranked 101 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bulgaria at 2.4% a year and Greece at 1.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBulgariaGreece
20253.12.1
20243.42.1
20231.72.1
20224.15.5
20217.88.7
2020-3.1-9.2
20193.82.3
20182.32.1
20172.71.5
20163-0
20153.4-0.2
20140.90.8
2013-0.5-2.3
20120.7-8.3
20112.1-9.9
20101.6-5.7
2009-3.3-4.1
20086.10.1
20076.73.5
20066.86.4
20057.11.2
20046.55.4
20035.25.8
20025.94.7
20013.84.7
20004.64.1
1999-8.42.7
19983.83.4
1997-14.13.6
19965.21.4
1995-1.62.1
1994-3.72
1993-11.6-1.6
1992-8.40.7
1991-10.83.1
1990-9.10
1989-0.53.8
19882.44.3
19874.7-2.3
19865.30.5
19851.82.5
19844.62
19833-1.1
19824.2-1.1
19815.3-1.6
19805.70.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBulgariaGreece
20262.61.8
20272.71.8
20282.61.7
20292.51.6
20302.51.6
20312.41.6

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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