The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Bulgaria expanded 0.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in Bulgaria averaged 0.72 percent from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.80 percent in the second quarter of 1995 and a record low of -10.10 percent in the first quarter of 1997. source: National Statistical Institute, Bulgaria

GDP Growth Rate in Bulgaria is expected to be 0.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bulgaria GDP Growth Rate is projected to trend around 0.60 percent in 2027 and 0.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-05 09:00 AM
QoQ Final
Q3 0.7% 0.9% 0.7%
2026-02-13 09:00 AM
QoQ Prel
Q4 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%
2026-03-06 09:00 AM
QoQ Final
Q4


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 2.80 1.90 percent Dec 2024
GDP Growth Rate YoY 2.90 3.10 percent Dec 2025
GDP Constant Prices 40595.86 34440.18 BGN Million Sep 2025
GDP from Agriculture 2272.92 1103.40 BGN Million Sep 2025
GDP from Construction 3158.69 2476.30 BGN Million Sep 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 5983.36 5043.63 BGN Million Sep 2025
GDP from Public Administration 4985.90 5803.21 BGN Million Sep 2025
GDP from Services 8844.54 6278.35 BGN Million Sep 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.80 0.70 percent Dec 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 7621.03 6531.72 BGN Million Sep 2025


Bulgaria GDP Growth Rate
Bulgaria is one of the lowest income member states of the European Union to which it belongs since 2007. The main sectors of Bulgarian economy are services (59 percent of total GDP), followed by industry (24 percent) and agriculture (5 percent). On the expenditure side, 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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 0.70 11.80 -10.10 1995 - 2025 percent Quarterly
SA, WDA