Bulgaria: GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Bulgaria's GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) rose US$2,410 on 2024 (from US$15,370 to US$17,780).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$473.33 and a typical year strayed about US$494.78 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 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$2,410 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was US$920 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 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1,116 a year. A straight line explains 97% 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 2025, Bulgaria had the 56th highest value of the 181 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.

Closest to Bulgaria in the 2025 ranking

• Panama — 53rd of 181: US$19,140
• Trinidad and Tobago — 54th of 181: US$18,550
• Costa Rica — 55th of 181: US$17,930
• Chile — 57th of 181: US$16,960
• Türkiye — 58th of 181: US$16,300
• Russian Federation — 59th of 181: US$15,960

What this measures

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This figure is converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, and divided by the midyear population. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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 44 values

GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$12,060 (2025)
• Armenia — US$9,020 (2025)
• Austria — US$60,360 (2025)
• Azerbaijan — US$7,360 (2025)
• Belarus — US$9,160 (2025)
• Belgium — US$59,500 (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$9,940 (2025)
• Croatia — US$25,360 (2025)
• Cyprus — US$36,110 (2025)
• Czechia — US$32,960 (2025)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Bulgaria's GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)?

US$17,780 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1982?

It is up 643.93% from US$2,390 in 1982 (4.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$17,780 in 2025 and the lowest US$1,030 in 1993.

How does Bulgaria rank?

56th highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) unusual for Bulgaria?

In 2025, Bulgaria's GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) rose US$2,410 on 2024 (from US$15,370 to US$17,780). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$473.33 and a typical year strayed about US$494.78 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 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.GNP.PCAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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