Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 4.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.6
Change on year
down 25.8%
World rank
87th
of 134 countries
All-time high
16
in 2003
All-time low
3.9
in 2008
Years of data
19
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bulgaria, 2003–2022

57.51012.5152003201220222003: 162004: 14.62005: 12.72006: 6.92007: 6.22008: 3.92009: 4.52010: 5.52011: 4.42012: 5.32013: 5.82014: 6.12015: 6.82016: 8.22017: 7.72018: 7.72019: 6.12020: 6.22022: 4.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 4.6 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.

That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bulgaria peaked at 16 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2008.

Bulgaria ranks 87th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bulgaria, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 16
2004 14.6 -8.8%
2005 12.7 -13.0%
2006 6.9 -45.7%
2007 6.2 -10.1%
2008 3.9 -37.1%
2009 4.5 +15.4%
2010 5.5 +22.2%
2011 4.4 -20.0%
2012 5.3 +20.5%
2013 5.8 +9.4%
2014 6.1 +5.2%
2015 6.8 +11.5%
2016 8.2 +20.6%
2017 7.7 -6.1%
2018 7.7 +0.0%
2019 6.1 -20.8%
2020 6.2 +1.6%
2022 4.6 -25.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.26 3.9 16 7
2010s 6.36 4.4 8.2 10
2020s 5.4 4.6 6.2 2

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 84 Marshall Islands 6.6 compare
  2. 85 China 6.3 compare
  3. 86 Jamaica 6.1 compare
  4. 88 Ukraine 4.4 compare
  5. 89 Mauritius 4 compare
  6. 90 Republic of Moldova 3.8 compare
  7. 90 Russian Federation 3.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bulgaria?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bulgaria was 4.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 16 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2008.
How does Bulgaria rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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