# Bulgaria → Germany economic convergence

Indicator: GDP per capita (PPP) (constant 2021 international $)
Latest shared data: 2025
Bulgaria: $35,326
Germany: $62,824
Bulgaria is at 56% of Germany.

## Scenario

Bulgaria annual growth: 3.7% (trailing 10-year average)
Germany annual growth: 0.5% (trailing 10-year average)

## Result

If Bulgaria grew 3.7% a year and Germany 0.5% a year, Bulgaria would catch up with Germany on GDP per capita (PPP) in about 17 years, around 2043. This is a scenario, not a forecast.

| Year | Bulgaria | Germany |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2026 | $36,633 | $63,138 |
| 2031 | $43,930 | $64,732 |
| 2036 | $52,681 | $66,367 |
| 2041 | $63,176 | $68,043 |
| 2043 | $67,937 | $68,725 |
| 2046 | $75,760 | $69,761 |
| 2049 | $84,485 | $70,812 |

## Links

- Explore this scenario: https://mountaintoclimb.com/?chaser=BGR&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&cg=0.037&tmode=growing&tg=0.005&baseYear=2023&adjC=0&adjT=0
- Chart (SVG): https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/chart.svg?chaser=BGR&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.037&target_growth_rate=0.005&base_year=2023
- JSON: https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/convergence?chaser=BGR&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.037&target_growth_rate=0.005&base_year=2023
- Methodology: https://mountaintoclimb.com/methodology
- Canonical: https://mountaintoclimb.com/compare/bulgaria/germany

Source: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD. A scenario, not a forecast: the result follows only from the stated growth rates.