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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by GDP (euros)

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest GDP (euros) of 28 areas in 2016, at €19.48 billion. Vidin had the lowest, at €297.85 million. The median was €750.99 million and the figure for Bulgaria was €48.75 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest19,484Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest298Vidin
Median75128 areas
Bulgaria48,751History

All areas, 2016

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 19,484 EUR million19,484PlovdivPlovdiv: 3,889 EUR million3,889VarnaVarna: 3,159 EUR million3,159Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,724 EUR million2,724BurgasBurgas: 2,453 EUR million2,453SofiaSofia: 1,631 EUR million1,631BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,323 EUR million1,323RuseRuse: 1,217 EUR million1,217Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,076 EUR million1,076PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,024 EUR million1,024PlevenPleven: 933 EUR million933HaskovoHaskovo: 883 EUR million883VratsaVratsa: 853 EUR million853DobrichDobrich: 774 EUR million774ShumenShumen: 728 EUR million728GabrovoGabrovo: 653 EUR million653SlivenSliven: 626 EUR million626LovechLovech: 589 EUR million589MontanaMontana: 550 EUR million550YambolYambol: 539 EUR million539KardzhaliKardzhali: 533 EUR million533TargovishteTargovishte: 514 EUR million514SmolyanSmolyan: 500 EUR million500RazgradRazgrad: 499 EUR million499KyustendilKyustendil: 498 EUR million498PernikPernik: 446 EUR million446SilistraSilistra: 354 EUR million354VidinVidin: 298 EUR million298
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
EUR million		Change on 2015
1Sofia (stolitsa)19,484+6.9%
2Plovdiv3,889+10.1%
3Varna3,159+2.4%
4Stara Zagora2,724+20.1%
5Burgas2,453+10.1%
6Sofia1,631+0.2%
7Blagoevgrad1,323+4.3%
8Ruse1,217+5.2%
9Veliko Tarnovo1,076+2.9%
10Pazardzhik1,024-6.6%
11Pleven933+2.5%
12Haskovo883+4.1%
13Vratsa853+3.7%
14Dobrich774+4.2%
15Shumen728+5.6%
16Gabrovo653+5.3%
17Sliven626+8.4%
18Lovech589+9.2%
19Montana550+6%
20Yambol539+3%
21Kardzhali533+5.8%
22Targovishte514+11.8%
23Smolyan500-1.6%
24Razgrad499+6.3%
25Kyustendil498+0.9%
26Pernik446+13.5%
27Silistra354+1.5%
28Vidin298+0.3%

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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 €19.48 billion in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Vidin, with €297.85 million in 2016.

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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