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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by GDP (euros)

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest GDP (euros) of 28 areas in 2015, at €18.22 billion. Vidin had the lowest, at €296.97 million. The median was €715.95 million and the figure for Bulgaria was €45.8 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest18,223Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest297Vidin
Median71628 areas
Bulgaria45,797History

All areas, 2015

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 18,223 EUR million18,223PlovdivPlovdiv: 3,531 EUR million3,531VarnaVarna: 3,085 EUR million3,085Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,268 EUR million2,268BurgasBurgas: 2,229 EUR million2,229SofiaSofia: 1,627 EUR million1,627BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,269 EUR million1,269RuseRuse: 1,156 EUR million1,156PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,096 EUR million1,096Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,045 EUR million1,045PlevenPleven: 910 EUR million910HaskovoHaskovo: 849 EUR million849VratsaVratsa: 823 EUR million823DobrichDobrich: 743 EUR million743ShumenShumen: 689 EUR million689GabrovoGabrovo: 621 EUR million621SlivenSliven: 578 EUR million578LovechLovech: 540 EUR million540YambolYambol: 523 EUR million523MontanaMontana: 519 EUR million519SmolyanSmolyan: 509 EUR million509KardzhaliKardzhali: 504 EUR million504KyustendilKyustendil: 493 EUR million493RazgradRazgrad: 470 EUR million470TargovishteTargovishte: 460 EUR million460PernikPernik: 393 EUR million393SilistraSilistra: 349 EUR million349VidinVidin: 297 EUR million297
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
EUR million		Change on 2014
1Sofia (stolitsa)18,223+8.4%
2Plovdiv3,531+10.4%
3Varna3,085+4.5%
4Stara Zagora2,268-6.2%
5Burgas2,229+14.6%
6Sofia1,627+13.4%
7Blagoevgrad1,269+3.5%
8Ruse1,156+2.2%
9Pazardzhik1,096+15.4%
10Veliko Tarnovo1,045+5%
11Pleven910+3.5%
12Haskovo849+8.5%
13Vratsa823-4.7%
14Dobrich743+1.1%
15Shumen689+2.9%
16Gabrovo621+5.6%
17Sliven578-2%
18Lovech540-0.2%
19Yambol523+4.2%
20Montana519+7.9%
21Smolyan509+9.9%
22Kardzhali504+7.6%
23Kyustendil493+7.9%
24Razgrad470-5%
25Targovishte460+8.8%
26Pernik393+0.5%
27Silistra349+0.5%
28Vidin297+0.4%

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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 €18.22 billion in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Vidin, with €296.97 million in 2015.

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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