Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 20.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.73
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
57th
of 104 countries
All-time high
20.73
in 2023
All-time low
18.43
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Bulgaria, 2017–2023

051015202017202020232017: 19.22018: 19.32019: 18.42020: 19.62021: 19.32022: 19.12023: 20.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Bulgaria is 20.73, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Bulgaria ranks 57th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Bulgaria, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 19.19
2018 19.31 +0.6%
2019 18.43 -4.5%
2020 19.65 +6.6%
2021 19.33 -1.6%
2022 19.12 -1.1%
2023 20.73 +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.98 18.43 19.31 3
2020s 19.71 19.12 20.73 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

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  4. 58 Colombia 20.62 compare
  5. 59 Saudi Arabia 20.54 compare
  6. 60 Estonia 19.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Bulgaria?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Bulgaria was 20.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 20.73 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 18.43 in 2019.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Share of consumer expenditure spent on food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
104 places, 727 data points, 2017–2023
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