According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2024), Bulgaria's nominal GDP in 2024 is projected to be around $108 billion at current prices. Based on PPP, Bulgaria's GDP in 2024 is forecast at 229 billion international dollars.

Bulgaria has the 24th largest economy by GDP (nominal) and 25th by GDP (PPP) in Europe, the 68th largest by nominal GDP in the world, and 73rd by GDP (PPP).

  • Nominal
  • PPP

Projections by IMF

Year GDP (billions of $/Int. $)
NominalPPP
2023101.61217.75
2024107.93229.11
2025114.46239.97
2026120.58251.65
2027126.44263.20
2028132.62275.52
2029138.76288.05

Estimates by World Bank

Year GDP Nominal (billions of $) GDP PPP (billions Int. $) Share (%) to World Rank/Total
CurrentConstant (2015) CurrentConstant (2021)NominalPPPNominalPPP
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198019.8430.41--0.174-50/155-
198119.8731.90--0.168-51/156-
198219.3432.64--0.166-50/158-
198316.5633.76--0.138-55/159-
198417.5934.91--0.141-55/161-
198517.1635.85--0.132-54/163-
198620.2537.35--0.132-52/163-
198728.1039.62--0.161-49/169-
198822.5643.95--0.115-57/172-
198921.9942.51--0.108-59/173-
199020.6338.6365.78131.490.09040.22263/18856/186
199110.9435.3762.27120.390.04590.20074/18857/187
199210.3532.8059.05111.630.04060.18276/19159/188
199310.8332.3159.56109.980.04170.17679/19560/188
19949.7032.9061.94111.980.03470.17380/19661/189
199518.9933.8465.04115.190.06100.17268/19963/190
199612.2935.6057.26121.180.03860.14379/19966/190
199711.3230.5847.79104.080.03570.11383/19971/192
199815.0331.7351.01108.020.04740.11778/20172/192
199913.6329.0747.6998.950.04160.10480/20276/192
200013.2530.4052.48103.490.03920.10682/20376/194
200114.1831.5755.75107.450.04220.10880/20475/194
200216.4033.4262.21113.760.04700.11580/20874/195
200321.1435.1765.45119.710.05400.11477/20873/195
200426.1637.4671.01127.510.05930.11571/20874/195
200529.8740.1078.82136.510.06250.11875/20873/195
200634.3842.8386.71145.790.06640.11974/20973/196
200744.4345.6896.75155.490.07620.12272/20974/196
200854.4848.48107.49165.020.08500.12973/21073/199
200952.0246.86105.57159.500.08570.12570/21074/200
201050.7647.59110.60161.980.07630.12376/21075/200
201157.7448.58115.71165.370.07810.12176/21374/201
201254.2948.95119.28166.610.07180.11877/21173/199
201355.8548.68120.95165.700.07180.11479/21175/200
201457.1649.14127.25167.270.07150.11679/21275/199
201550.8150.81131.97172.960.06740.11781/21075/199
201653.9652.35143.02178.190.07050.12277/21074/198
201759.3153.79151.82183.090.07270.12379/21074/199
201866.3755.24161.61188.020.07660.12376/21074/199
201968.8857.47178.07195.610.07830.12875/21073/199
202070.3755.19178.45187.850.08220.12872/20972/198
202184.0459.41202.24202.240.08620.13070/20874/198
202290.3561.75229.28210.180.08930.13369/20272/194
2023101.5862.89248.79214.060.09630.13568/18669/184