Bulgaria vs Singapore: International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons
Bulgaria
9.65 million trips
in 2022
Singapore
16.66 million trips
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
22nd
Singapore rank
19th
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons over time
- Bulgaria
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 16.66 million trips against 9.65 million trips in Bulgaria, a difference of 7.00 million trips.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.36 million trips | 5.53 million trips | 837,000 trips | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.42 million trips | 6.32 million trips | 93,600 trips | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8.81 million trips | 12.71 million trips | 3.90 million trips | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons, Bulgaria or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 16.66 million trips against 9.65 million trips in Bulgaria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons between Bulgaria and Singapore?
- 7.00 million trips, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Bulgaria and Singapore rank globally for international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons?
- Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.