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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by GDP (euros)

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest GDP (euros) of 28 areas in 2013, at €16.48 billion. Vidin had the lowest, at €291.23 million. The median was €697.37 million and the figure for Bulgaria was €42.06 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest16,476Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest291Vidin
Median69728 areas
Bulgaria42,056History

All areas, 2013

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 16,476 EUR million16,476PlovdivPlovdiv: 3,259 EUR million3,259VarnaVarna: 2,737 EUR million2,737BurgasBurgas: 2,100 EUR million2,100Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,086 EUR million2,086SofiaSofia: 1,394 EUR million1,394BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,239 EUR million1,239RuseRuse: 1,053 EUR million1,053PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,019 EUR million1,019Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,004 EUR million1,004PlevenPleven: 884 EUR million884HaskovoHaskovo: 757 EUR million757VratsaVratsa: 757 EUR million757DobrichDobrich: 731 EUR million731ShumenShumen: 664 EUR million664SlivenSliven: 565 EUR million565GabrovoGabrovo: 551 EUR million551LovechLovech: 524 EUR million524MontanaMontana: 500 EUR million500RazgradRazgrad: 484 EUR million484KardzhaliKardzhali: 474 EUR million474YambolYambol: 466 EUR million466SmolyanSmolyan: 450 EUR million450TargovishteTargovishte: 441 EUR million441KyustendilKyustendil: 433 EUR million433PernikPernik: 384 EUR million384SilistraSilistra: 335 EUR million335VidinVidin: 291 EUR million291
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
EUR million		Change on 2012
1Sofia (stolitsa)16,476+0.6%
2Plovdiv3,259+1.9%
3Varna2,737-2.1%
4Burgas2,100+0.9%
5Stara Zagora2,086+4.5%
6Sofia1,394-11.4%
7Blagoevgrad1,239+0.6%
8Ruse1,053+2.1%
9Pazardzhik1,019-5.5%
10Veliko Tarnovo1,004+2.5%
11Pleven884+2.7%
12Haskovo757-4.8%
13Vratsa757-11.8%
14Dobrich731+1.9%
15Shumen664+1.9%
16Sliven565-10%
17Gabrovo551-4.6%
18Lovech524-0.7%
19Montana500+5.9%
20Razgrad484-0.5%
21Kardzhali474-3.7%
22Yambol466-4.7%
23Smolyan450-4.7%
24Targovishte441+1.7%
25Kyustendil433-0.9%
26Pernik384-5.5%
27Silistra335+1.6%
28Vidin291+2.3%

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GDP at current market prices, EUR million.

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Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest GDP (euros)?

Sofia (stolitsa), with €16.48 billion in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Vidin, with €291.23 million in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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