Bulgaria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS), reached 68 percent of the EU average in 2025, for the first time equaling that of Greece. This is according to the latest Eurostat data.
GDP per capita in Bulgaria increased from 66% of the EU average in 2024 to 68% in 2025, while in Greece it decreased by 1 percentage point to 68% for the same period.
Countries with the lowest GDP per capita in the EU are Latvia (71%), Slovakia (75%) and Hungary (76%).
Luxembourg (239%), Ireland (237%) and the Netherlands (134%) recorded the highest economic output per capita compared to PPS in 2025.
In the period 2020 – 2025, GDP per capita compared to PPS increased in 17 member states, most notably in Ireland (32 percentage points) and Croatia (12 percentage points).
In 2006, before Bulgaria's accession to the EU, GDP per capita was only 38% of the EU average, while in Greece it reached 96%.
The EU average GDP, expressed in PPS, reached 41,600 euros per capita in 2025.
GDP compared to PPS in Bulgaria increased from 17,500 euros in 2020 to 28,300 euros per capita in 2025 (an increase of 61.7%).
Countries with the lowest GDP compared to PPS are Greece (28,500 euros), Latvia (29,500 euros), Slovakia (31,100 euros) and Hungary (31,600 euros).
Luxembourg (99,300 euros), Ireland (98,800 euros) and the Netherlands (55,600 euros) are at the top in 2025.
Only 10 of the 27 member states are above the average GDP value compared to PPS in the EU.