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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
111th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.074 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
All-time low
0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bulgaria, 1995–2024

0.020.040.060.081995200920241995: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.074 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bulgaria peaked at 0.074 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.

Bulgaria ranks 111th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bulgaria, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1995 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1996 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP +55.5%
1997 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.8%
1998 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.7%
1999 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP +25.9%
2000 0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.3%
2001 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
2002 0.0621 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.3%
2003 0.0694 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.8%
2004 0.074 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.6%
2005 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.9%
2006 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2007 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.0%
2008 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2009 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.3%
2010 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP -48.8%
2011 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2012 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.5%
2013 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.1%
2014 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.3%
2015 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.7%
2016 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.4%
2017 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.0%
2018 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2019 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2020 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP -45.2%
2021 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2022 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.7%
2023 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2024 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0579 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 108 France 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 110 Tunisia 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 112 Greece 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 113 Equatorial Guinea 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 114 Cambodia 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bulgaria?
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bulgaria was 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.074 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
How does Bulgaria rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
Bulgaria ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.