Bulgaria vs North Macedonia

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 3.1% a year in Bulgaria and 3.5% a year in North Macedonia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Bulgaria.

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% a year · IMF

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 3.1% a year in Bulgaria and 3.5% a year in North Macedonia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Bulgaria.
BulgariaNorth MacedoniaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • North Macedonia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Bulgaria.
  • In 2025, Bulgaria ranked 80 and North Macedonia ranked 73 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bulgaria at 2.4% a year and North Macedonia at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBulgariaNorth Macedonia
20253.13.5
20243.43
20231.72.6
20224.12.8
20217.84.5
2020-3.1-4.7
20193.83.9
20182.32.9
20172.71.1
201632.8
20153.43.9
20140.93.6
2013-0.52.9
20120.7-0.5
20112.12.3
20101.63.4
2009-3.3-0.4
20086.15.5
20076.76.5
20066.85.1
20057.14.7
20046.54.7
20035.22.2
20025.91.5
20013.8-3.1
20004.64.5
1999-8.44.3
19983.83.4
1997-14.11.4
19965.21.2
1995-1.6-1.1
1994-3.7-1.8
1993-11.6-7.5
1992-8.4–
1991-10.8–
1990-9.1–
1989-0.5–
19882.4–
19874.7–
19865.3–
19851.8–
19844.6–
19833–
19824.2–
19815.3–
19805.7–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBulgariaNorth Macedonia
20262.63.5
20272.73.2
20282.63
20292.53
20302.53
20312.43

Each country on its own

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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