Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Bulgaria, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +67.5% | 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0765 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 70 Egypt 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Tanzania 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Serbia 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Singapore 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Vanuatu 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 North Macedonia 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Bulgaria?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Bulgaria was 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Bulgaria ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.