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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by GDP (euros)

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest GDP (euros) of 28 areas in 2023, at €40.38 billion. Vidin had the lowest, at €556.99 million. The median was €1.3 billion and the figure for Bulgaria was €94.53 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest40,384Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest557Vidin
Median1,29728 areas
Bulgaria94,525History

All areas, 2023

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 40,384 EUR million40,384PlovdivPlovdiv: 7,185 EUR million7,185VarnaVarna: 5,961 EUR million5,961Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,430 EUR million5,430BurgasBurgas: 4,326 EUR million4,326SofiaSofia: 2,816 EUR million2,816BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 2,420 EUR million2,420Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 2,097 EUR million2,097RuseRuse: 2,092 EUR million2,092VratsaVratsa: 2,056 EUR million2,056PlevenPleven: 1,984 EUR million1,984PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,854 EUR million1,854HaskovoHaskovo: 1,379 EUR million1,379ShumenShumen: 1,311 EUR million1,311DobrichDobrich: 1,283 EUR million1,283GabrovoGabrovo: 1,186 EUR million1,186SlivenSliven: 1,175 EUR million1,175KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,153 EUR million1,153LovechLovech: 1,040 EUR million1,040YambolYambol: 976 EUR million976TargovishteTargovishte: 922 EUR million922MontanaMontana: 892 EUR million892PernikPernik: 889 EUR million889RazgradRazgrad: 881 EUR million881KyustendilKyustendil: 832 EUR million832SmolyanSmolyan: 807 EUR million807SilistraSilistra: 638 EUR million638VidinVidin: 557 EUR million557
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
EUR million		Change on 2022
1Sofia (stolitsa)40,384+13.9%
2Plovdiv7,185+3%
3Varna5,961+12.3%
4Stara Zagora5,430-10%
5Burgas4,326+14.5%
6Sofia2,816+6%
7Blagoevgrad2,420+11.8%
8Veliko Tarnovo2,097+11.6%
9Ruse2,092+15.1%
10Vratsa2,056+1%
11Pleven1,984+9.9%
12Pazardzhik1,854+4.4%
13Haskovo1,379+9%
14Shumen1,311+10%
15Dobrich1,283+11.7%
16Gabrovo1,186+12.8%
17Sliven1,175+13%
18Kardzhali1,153+5.1%
19Lovech1,040+18.4%
20Yambol976+8.1%
21Targovishte922+9.2%
22Montana892+16.2%
23Pernik889+5.8%
24Razgrad881+11.5%
25Kyustendil832+9.9%
26Smolyan807+8.7%
27Silistra638+8.3%
28Vidin557+12.5%

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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 €40.38 billion in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Vidin, with €556.99 million in 2023.

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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