Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries was 141.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
141.02 million
Change on year
up 35.9%
World rank
34th
of 43 countries
All-time high
141.02 million
in 2024
All-time low
88.43 million
in 2019
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Bulgaria, 2016–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M2016202020242016: 99.8M2017: 91.6M2018: 92.4M2019: 88.4M2020: 110.2M2021: 103.8M2022: 141.3M2023: 156.2M2024: 141.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 141.02 million for amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.9% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Bulgaria peaked at 141.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.43 million, in 2019.

Bulgaria ranks 34th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Bulgaria, 2016 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2016 99.75 million —
2017 91.57 million -8.2%
2018 92.35 million +0.9%
2019 88.43 million -4.2%
2020 110.23 million +24.7%
2021 103.80 million -5.8%
2022 141.34 million +36.2%
2023 156.21 million +10.5%
2024 141.02 million -9.7%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 141.02 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.30 billion, 11% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 141.02 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 554.34 million, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 93.03 million 88.43 million 99.75 million 4
2020s 130.52 million 103.80 million 156.21 million 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 31 Slovakia 190.57 million compare
  2. 32 Croatia 187.72 million compare
  3. 33 Lithuania 174.67 million compare
  4. 35 Slovenia 135.93 million compare
  5. 36 Hungary 105.01 million compare
  6. 37 Iceland 85.25 million compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Bulgaria?
Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Bulgaria was 141.02 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 141.02 million in 2024.
What is the lowest amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 88.43 million in 2019.
How does Bulgaria rank for amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries?
Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
Is amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 433 data points, 2011–2024
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