Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.4146 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Bulgaria, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Bulgaria stood at 0.4146 National currency per US dollar.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4342 National currency per US dollar in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.012 National currency per US dollar, in 1995.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.012 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.0239 National currency per US dollar | +98.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2688 National currency per US dollar | +1024.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3189 National currency per US dollar | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3203 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3248 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.341 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3405 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3388 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3519 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3622 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3856 National currency per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4034 National currency per US dollar | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4249 National currency per US dollar | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4342 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4261 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4121 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4104 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3959 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3815 National currency per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.387 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3743 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.384 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3827 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3814 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3873 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3848 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3862 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3811 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.39 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4146 National currency per US dollar | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1888 National currency per US dollar | 0.012 National currency per US dollar | 0.3203 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3707 National currency per US dollar | 0.3248 National currency per US dollar | 0.4342 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3936 National currency per US dollar | 0.3743 National currency per US dollar | 0.4261 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3907 National currency per US dollar | 0.3811 National currency per US dollar | 0.4146 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.733 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.8802 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 108,747 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Bulgaria?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Bulgaria was 0.4146 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4342 National currency per US dollar in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 National currency per US dollar in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org