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GDP per person, EU = 100 in Sofia
2000 – 2024 · 25 data points
1 of 5 · Regions of Yugozapaden
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
143
+5.1%
since 2023
Regions of Yugozapaden · 2024
1 of 5
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+28%
+4.5% a year on average
vs Yugozapaden
+34%
Yugozapaden: 107 · 2024
GDP per person, EU = 100, 2000 – 2024 index, European Union = 100 · Sofia · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+28% since 2014
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Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
Compared with GDP per person, EU = 100 · index, European Union = 100
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Sofia · 2000 – 2024
Latest value
143 · 2024
First value
50 · 2000
Highest
143 · 2024
Lowest
50 · 2000
Average change
+4.5% a year on average
Data points
25
By year
All years · 2000 – 2024
| Year | Sofia | Change | Yugozapaden | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 143 | +5.1% | 107 | 66 | 100 |
| 2023 | 136 | +5.4% | 101 | 63 | 100 |
| 2022 | 129 | −0.8% | 97 | 62 | 100 |
| 2021 | 130 | +3.2% | 97 | 59 | 100 |
| 2020 | 126 | +1.6% | 94 | 57 | 100 |
| 2019 | 124 | +6.9% | 90 | 55 | 100 |
| 2018 | 116 | +0.9% | 84 | 53 | 100 |
| 2017 | 115 | ±0.0% | 82 | 52 | 100 |
| 2016 | 115 | +0.9% | 81 | 51 | 100 |
| 2015 | 114 | +1.8% | 79 | 49 | 100 |
| 2014 | 112 | ±0.0% | 76 | 48 | 100 |
| 2013 | 112 | +4.7% | 75 | 46 | 100 |
| 2012 | 107 | +4.9% | 76 | 47 | 100 |
| 2011 | 102 | −3.8% | 75 | 45 | 100 |
| 2010 | 106 | +5.0% | 76 | 44 | 100 |
| 2009 | 101 | +2.0% | 73 | 43 | 100 |
| 2008 | 99 | +7.6% | 72 | 43 | 100 |
| 2007 | 92 | +14% | 67 | 40 | 100 |
| 2006 | 81 | +9.5% | 60 | 38 | 100 |
| 2005 | 74 | +8.8% | 56 | 38 | 100 |
| 2004 | 68 | +4.6% | 52 | 35 | 100 |
| 2003 | 65 | +4.8% | 49 | 34 | 100 |
| 2002 | 62 | +8.8% | 46 | 32 | 100 |
| 2001 | 57 | +14% | 42 | 30 | 100 |
| 2000 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 100 |
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Yugozapaden
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | GDP per person, EU = 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blagoevgrad | 31 | |
| 4 | Kyustendil | 29 | |
| 5 | Pernik | 24 | |
| 2 | Sofia | 37 | |
| 1 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 114 |
Source: Eurostat, 2015
What it means
How rich a region is compared with the European Union average.
How it is calculated
GDP per person in purchasing power standards as a percentage of the EU-27 average.
Economy & jobs
Sofia in numbers
GDP per person
€35,400
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$44,451
2025 · Bulgaria
Gross domestic product
€46B
2024
Economic growth
3.1%
2025 · Bulgaria
Inflation
4.6%
2025 · Bulgaria
Unemployment rate
1.9%
2025 · Yugozapaden
Youth unemployment
6.6%
2025 · Yugozapaden
Employment rate
81.5%
2025 · Yugozapaden
Labour force participation
56.1%
2025 · Bulgaria
Household income per person
€11,300
2023 · Yugozapaden
At risk of poverty
13.6%
2025 · Yugozapaden
Income inequality (Gini)
39.5
2023 · Bulgaria