GDP per capita in Bulgaria 30% of EU averages_x000d_
21.12.2005
Source: Pari
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Bulgaria in 2004 was just 30% of the average rate in the EU-25, official Eurostat data show. According to the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, GDP per capita in 2004 stood at USD 3,101. This places Bulgaria after Croatia and Romania but before Turkey in the ranking. The highest rate was registered in Luxembourg, where GDP per capita was twice as big as the EU average. Second in the ranking is Ireland (40% above the average), followed by the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden and Great Britain (about 20%).