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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by GDP (euros)

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest GDP (euros) of 28 areas in 2017, at €20.96 billion. Vidin had the lowest, at €333.9 million. The median was €806.51 million and the figure for Bulgaria was €52.5 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20,956Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest334Vidin
Median80728 areas
Bulgaria52,501History

All areas, 2017

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 20,956 EUR million20,956PlovdivPlovdiv: 4,178 EUR million4,178VarnaVarna: 3,405 EUR million3,405Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,870 EUR million2,870BurgasBurgas: 2,646 EUR million2,646SofiaSofia: 1,884 EUR million1,884BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,405 EUR million1,405RuseRuse: 1,279 EUR million1,279Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,147 EUR million1,147PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,090 EUR million1,090VratsaVratsa: 1,012 EUR million1,012PlevenPleven: 996 EUR million996HaskovoHaskovo: 942 EUR million942DobrichDobrich: 821 EUR million821ShumenShumen: 792 EUR million792GabrovoGabrovo: 710 EUR million710SlivenSliven: 686 EUR million686MontanaMontana: 601 EUR million601LovechLovech: 597 EUR million597KardzhaliKardzhali: 582 EUR million582YambolYambol: 560 EUR million560SmolyanSmolyan: 556 EUR million556RazgradRazgrad: 528 EUR million528TargovishteTargovishte: 524 EUR million524KyustendilKyustendil: 521 EUR million521PernikPernik: 495 EUR million495SilistraSilistra: 386 EUR million386VidinVidin: 334 EUR million334
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
EUR million		Change on 2016
1Sofia (stolitsa)20,956+7.6%
2Plovdiv4,178+7.4%
3Varna3,405+7.8%
4Stara Zagora2,870+5.3%
5Burgas2,646+7.9%
6Sofia1,884+15.6%
7Blagoevgrad1,405+6.1%
8Ruse1,279+5.1%
9Veliko Tarnovo1,147+6.6%
10Pazardzhik1,090+6.5%
11Vratsa1,012+18.6%
12Pleven996+6.8%
13Haskovo942+6.6%
14Dobrich821+6%
15Shumen792+8.9%
16Gabrovo710+8.7%
17Sliven686+9.5%
18Montana601+9.1%
19Lovech597+1.4%
20Kardzhali582+9.2%
21Yambol560+3.8%
22Smolyan556+11.1%
23Razgrad528+5.8%
24Targovishte524+2%
25Kyustendil521+4.6%
26Pernik495+10.9%
27Silistra386+9.2%
28Vidin334+12.1%

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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 €20.96 billion in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Vidin, with €333.9 million in 2017.

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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