Bulgaria

GDP growth in Bulgaria

GDP growth in Bulgaria: 5.7% a year in 1980 and 3.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.1% a year
Since 1980
−2.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
80 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.4% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in BulgariaGDP growth in Bulgaria: 5.7% a year in 1980 and 3.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.4% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.4% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 7.8% a year in 2021, the lowest -14.1% a year in 1997.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBulgaria
20253.1
20243.4
20231.7
20224.1
20217.8
2020-3.1
20193.8
20182.3
20172.7
20163
20153.4
20140.9
2013-0.5
20120.7
20112.1
20101.6
2009-3.3
20086.1
20076.7
20066.8
20057.1
20046.5
20035.2
20025.9
20013.8
20004.6
1999-8.4
19983.8
1997-14.1
19965.2
1995-1.6
1994-3.7
1993-11.6
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
YearBulgaria
20262.6
20272.7
20282.6
20292.5
20302.5
20312.4

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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