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 (2017)NominalPPPNominalPPP
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198019.8430.41--0.175-49/146-
198119.8731.90--0.169-51/149-
198219.3432.64--0.167-50/150-
198316.5633.76--0.140-54/151-
198417.5934.91--0.143-53/152-
198517.1635.85--0.133-52/154-
198620.2537.35--0.133-51/156-
198728.1039.62--0.162-50/160-
198822.5643.95--0.116-55/163-
198921.9942.51--0.109-56/163-
199020.6338.6365.84109.050.09020.22462/17853/162
199110.9435.3762.3299.840.04590.20172/17855/164
199210.3532.8059.1092.580.04060.18274/17957/167
199310.8332.3159.6191.210.04180.17675/18158/168
19949.7032.9061.9992.860.03480.17475/18358/170
199518.9933.8465.0995.520.06120.17369/19262/180
199612.2935.6057.28100.490.03870.14379/19265/180
199711.3230.5747.8086.300.03580.11383/19270/181
199815.0331.7351.0189.570.04760.11778/19471/181
199913.6329.0747.6982.050.04160.10480/19575/182
200013.2530.4052.4885.820.03910.10782/19976/188
200114.1831.5655.7489.100.04220.10880/20175/189
200216.4033.4261.0294.330.04700.11380/20674/190
200321.1435.1765.4599.270.05400.11577/20673/190
200426.1637.4671.01105.730.05930.11572/20673/191
200529.8740.1078.82113.190.06250.11876/20673/191
200634.3842.8386.70120.890.06640.11975/20773/192
200744.4345.6596.74128.860.07610.12373/20774/192
200854.4848.44107.50136.740.08490.12974/20873/194
200952.0246.86105.58132.270.08550.12571/20874/195
201050.7547.58110.61134.310.07620.12376/20975/195
201157.7448.58115.72137.130.07820.12176/21274/196
201254.2948.95119.29138.170.07190.11978/21073/194
201355.8448.67120.94137.390.07190.11580/21175/196
201457.1649.14127.26138.720.07170.11680/21274/195
201550.8350.83132.02143.480.06760.11880/21075/195
201653.9952.37143.09147.840.07060.12378/21072/194
201759.3453.82151.92151.920.07290.12480/21073/194
201866.4055.26161.69156.000.07680.12476/21073/194
201968.9157.50175.58162.300.07850.12974/20972/194
202070.4055.22175.40155.870.08260.13072/20972/193
202184.0659.44193.36167.770.08680.13170/20370/193
202289.0461.43217.11173.410.08850.13269/18569/184