Bulgaria's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$10,690 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 66.82% from US$6,408 in 2011 (5.25% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$10,690 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$6,449 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$6,408 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$10,690 | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$955.52 | 1991 |
| Average since 2012 | US$7,544 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$1,895 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Bulgaria's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$1,893 on 2020 (from US$8,798 to US$10,690).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$232.21 and a typical year strayed about US$526.99 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1,893 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$875.9 in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$438.27 a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Bulgaria had the 49th highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | US$10,690 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$21,948 | 2021 |
| High income | US$36,140 | 2021 |
Closest to Bulgaria in the 2021 ranking
- Panama — 46th of 167: US$11,847
- Costa Rica — 47th of 167: US$11,172
- Chile — 48th of 167: US$11,117
- Argentina — 50th of 167: US$9,092
- China — 51st of 167: US$9,015
- Russian Federation — 52nd of 167: US$8,993
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 42 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,690 |
| 2020 | 8,798 |
| 2019 | 8,609 |
| 2018 | 8,116 |
| 2017 | 7,250 |
| 2016 | 6,449 |
| 2015 | 5,981 |
| 2014 | 6,784 |
| 2013 | 6,516 |
| 2012 | 6,244 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$5,943 (2021)
- Armenia — US$3,791 (2021)
- Austria — US$43,282 (2021)
- Azerbaijan — US$3,965 (2021)
- Belarus — US$5,812 (2021)
- Belgium — US$41,743 (2021)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$6,019 (2021)
- Croatia — US$14,554 (2021)
- Cyprus — US$24,105 (2021)
- Czechia
More economic policy & debt data for Bulgaria
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.06% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$387.76 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$46.2 million (2021)
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 21.44% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 37.95% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$11.11 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$67.93 billion (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$58.51 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bulgaria's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$10,690 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 463.99% from US$1,895 in 1980 (4.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$10,690 in 2021 and the lowest US$955.52 in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank?
- 49th highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Bulgaria?
- In 2021, Bulgaria's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$1,893 on 2020 (from US$8,798 to US$10,690). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$232.21 and a typical year strayed about US$526.99 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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