Food expenditure per person in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Food expenditure per person was 2,018 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Bulgaria, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2,018 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 30.1% on the previous year and up 100.1% over ten years.
That places Bulgaria 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,073 current US$ | 1,009 current US$ | 1,172 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,508 current US$ | 1,123 current US$ | 2,018 current US$ | 4 |
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Bulgaria?
- Food expenditure per person in Bulgaria was 2,018 current US$ in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,018 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,009 current US$ in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for food expenditure per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.