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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by GDP (euros)

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest GDP (euros) of 28 areas in 2022, at €35.45 billion. Vidin had the lowest, at €495.18 million. The median was €1.17 billion and the figure for Bulgaria was €86.08 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35,447Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest495Vidin
Median1,17028 areas
Bulgaria86,078History

All areas, 2022

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 35,447 EUR million35,447PlovdivPlovdiv: 6,977 EUR million6,977Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 6,034 EUR million6,034VarnaVarna: 5,308 EUR million5,308BurgasBurgas: 3,780 EUR million3,780SofiaSofia: 2,655 EUR million2,655BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 2,165 EUR million2,165VratsaVratsa: 2,035 EUR million2,035Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,879 EUR million1,879RuseRuse: 1,818 EUR million1,818PlevenPleven: 1,805 EUR million1,805PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,776 EUR million1,776HaskovoHaskovo: 1,265 EUR million1,265ShumenShumen: 1,191 EUR million1,191DobrichDobrich: 1,148 EUR million1,148KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,096 EUR million1,096GabrovoGabrovo: 1,051 EUR million1,051SlivenSliven: 1,040 EUR million1,040YambolYambol: 903 EUR million903LovechLovech: 878 EUR million878TargovishteTargovishte: 844 EUR million844PernikPernik: 841 EUR million841RazgradRazgrad: 790 EUR million790MontanaMontana: 768 EUR million768KyustendilKyustendil: 757 EUR million757SmolyanSmolyan: 742 EUR million742SilistraSilistra: 590 EUR million590VidinVidin: 495 EUR million495
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022
EUR million		Change on 2021
1Sofia (stolitsa)35,447+15.9%
2Plovdiv6,977+31.6%
3Stara Zagora6,034+90%
4Varna5,308+22.5%
5Burgas3,780+14%
6Sofia2,655+14.9%
7Blagoevgrad2,165+11.8%
8Vratsa2,035+45.5%
9Veliko Tarnovo1,879+18.1%
10Ruse1,818+11.9%
11Pleven1,805+19.6%
12Pazardzhik1,776+20%
13Haskovo1,265+13.8%
14Shumen1,191+15.2%
15Dobrich1,148+8.8%
16Kardzhali1,096+13.7%
17Gabrovo1,051+19.2%
18Sliven1,040+7.6%
19Yambol903+21.5%
20Lovech878+4.3%
21Targovishte844+17.5%
22Pernik841+24.5%
23Razgrad790+9.8%
24Montana768+2.2%
25Kyustendil757+11.8%
26Smolyan742+14.6%
27Silistra590+9.3%
28Vidin495+6.8%

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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 €35.45 billion in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Vidin, with €495.18 million in 2022.

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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