Bulgaria GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

3.1

Units In

3.1

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Dec 05, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 28 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
13 Dec 2000	-17.2 Mar 1997	1.83 %	1996-2025	N/A

In Bulgaria, household consumption is the main component of GDP and accounts for 63 percent of its total use, followed by gross fixed capital formation (21 percent) and government expenditure (17 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 65 percent of GDP while imports account for 66 percent, subtracting 1 percent of total GDP.

Latest Updates

The Bulgarian economy expanded by 3.4% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, above preliminary estimates of 3.1% and compared with an upwardly revised 3.3% increase in the previous three-month period. The growth was supported by a stronger rise in final consumption (8.3% vs 7.6% in Q1) and gross fixed capital formation (10.1% vs 8.8%). Meanwhile, net external demand contributed negatively on the country's GDP, with exports falling further (-4.8% vs -3.3%), while imports grew at a slower pace (0.1% vs 4.6%). On a quarterly basis, the GDP rose by 0.9% in Q2 of 2025, higher than initial estimates of a 0.7% increase and following an upwardly revised 0.7% gain in the previous quarter.