Bulgaria’s gross domestic product (GDP) per person employed grew by 0.8% in 2025 in real terms compared with 2024, according to revised data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI), published on its website on Tuesday.
Labour productivity data have been revised as part of the verification cycle for gross national income (GNI). According to latest estimates, Bulgaria’s GNI amounted to EUR 109.211 billion in 2025.
The number of people employed in the economy stood at 3,595,500, while total hours worked amounted to 5.785 billion. The employment structure by economic sector in 2025, compared with 2024, showed an increase in the share of services and a decrease in the shares of agriculture and industry, according to NSI data.
GDP at current prices amounted to EUR 32,414.7 per person employed, with each employed person generating an average of EUR 20.1 in GDP per hour worked. Gross value added (GVA) per person employed increased by a real 0.4% in 2025 compared with 2024, while GVA per hour worked rose by a real 1.5%.
According to final data for 2025, labour productivity in the services sector stood at an average of EUR 30,190.9 in GVA per person employed and EUR 18.4 per hour worked. In industry, each employed person generated an average of EUR 28,545.2 in GVA, while GVA at current prices averaged EUR 17.1 per hour worked. Labour productivity was lowest in agriculture, at EUR 5,984.7 in GVA per person employed and EUR 4.4 per hour worked.
Quarterly changes
According to revised data, GDP per person employed increased by a real 1.6% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. In the second quarter of 2026, it rose by a real 3% year on year.
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