Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 5.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria is 5.7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 5.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.89, in 2011.
Bulgaria ranks 84th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.51 | 3.89 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.47 | 5.27 | 5.7 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Final consumption expenditure 57.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 11,851 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 67.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 27.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.36 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 58.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 103.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 92.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 132.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria was 5.7 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 in 2011.
- How does Bulgaria rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.