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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by GDP (euros)

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest GDP (euros) of 28 areas in 2018, at €22.57 billion. Vidin had the lowest, at €348.81 million. The median was €818.25 million and the figure for Bulgaria was €56 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest22,575Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest349Vidin
Median81828 areas
Bulgaria56,000History

All areas, 2018

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 22,575 EUR million22,575PlovdivPlovdiv: 4,498 EUR million4,498VarnaVarna: 3,713 EUR million3,713Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,800 EUR million2,800BurgasBurgas: 2,651 EUR million2,651SofiaSofia: 1,841 EUR million1,841BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,529 EUR million1,529RuseRuse: 1,325 EUR million1,325Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,268 EUR million1,268VratsaVratsa: 1,257 EUR million1,257PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,209 EUR million1,209PlevenPleven: 1,091 EUR million1,091HaskovoHaskovo: 1,005 EUR million1,005ShumenShumen: 819 EUR million819DobrichDobrich: 818 EUR million818GabrovoGabrovo: 755 EUR million755SlivenSliven: 729 EUR million729KardzhaliKardzhali: 659 EUR million659LovechLovech: 622 EUR million622TargovishteTargovishte: 617 EUR million617MontanaMontana: 605 EUR million605YambolYambol: 594 EUR million594SmolyanSmolyan: 576 EUR million576KyustendilKyustendil: 570 EUR million570PernikPernik: 569 EUR million569RazgradRazgrad: 561 EUR million561SilistraSilistra: 396 EUR million396VidinVidin: 349 EUR million349
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
EUR million		Change on 2017
1Sofia (stolitsa)22,575+7.7%
2Plovdiv4,498+7.7%
3Varna3,713+9.1%
4Stara Zagora2,800-2.4%
5Burgas2,651+0.2%
6Sofia1,841-2.3%
7Blagoevgrad1,529+8.8%
8Ruse1,325+3.6%
9Veliko Tarnovo1,268+10.6%
10Vratsa1,257+24.2%
11Pazardzhik1,209+10.9%
12Pleven1,091+9.5%
13Haskovo1,005+6.7%
14Shumen819+3.3%
15Dobrich818-0.4%
16Gabrovo755+6.3%
17Sliven729+6.3%
18Kardzhali659+13.2%
19Lovech622+4.1%
20Targovishte617+17.8%
21Montana605+0.8%
22Yambol594+6.1%
23Smolyan576+3.7%
24Kyustendil570+9.4%
25Pernik569+15.1%
26Razgrad561+6.3%
27Silistra396+2.6%
28Vidin349+4.5%

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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 €22.57 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Vidin, with €348.81 million in 2018.

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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