Trips by domestic tourists per person in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 0.6053 trips per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.6053 trips per person
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
49th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.6741 trips per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.3539 trips per person
in 2015
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Trips by domestic tourists per person in Bulgaria, 2012–2022

00.20.40.62012201720222012: 0.425 trips per person2013: 0.47 trips per person2014: 0.439 trips per person2015: 0.354 trips per person2016: 0.42 trips per person2017: 0.666 trips per person2018: 0.591 trips per person2019: 0.674 trips per person2020: 0.432 trips per person2021: 0.563 trips per person2022: 0.605 trips per person

Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trips per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for trips by domestic tourists per person in Bulgaria is 0.6053 trips per person, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in Bulgaria peaked at 0.6741 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3539 trips per person, in 2015.

Bulgaria ranks 49th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Trips by domestic tourists per person in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Trips by domestic tourists per person in Bulgaria, 2012 to 2022.
Year trips per person Change
2012 0.4246 trips per person —
2013 0.4698 trips per person +10.6%
2014 0.439 trips per person -6.6%
2015 0.3539 trips per person -19.4%
2016 0.4198 trips per person +18.6%
2017 0.6657 trips per person +58.6%
2018 0.5909 trips per person -11.2%
2019 0.6741 trips per person +14.1%
2020 0.432 trips per person -35.9%
2021 0.5629 trips per person +30.3%
2022 0.6053 trips per person +7.5%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.6053 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.6053 trips per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 trips per person, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5047 trips per person 0.3539 trips per person 0.6741 trips per person 8
2020s 0.5334 trips per person 0.432 trips per person 0.6053 trips per person 3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 46 Israel 0.7718 trips per person compare
  2. 47 Vietnam 0.6691 trips per person compare
  3. 48 Italy 0.6416 trips per person compare
  4. 50 Turkey 0.6011 trips per person compare
  5. 51 Greece 0.5753 trips per person compare
  6. 52 Ecuador 0.5474 trips per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trips by domestic tourists per person in Bulgaria?
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Bulgaria was 0.6053 trips per person in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.6741 trips per person in 2019.
What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3539 trips per person in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Trips by domestic tourists per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trips by domestic tourists per person
Unit
trips per person
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
71 places, 1,005 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by individuals who travel within their own country and spend at least one night at their destination, per person in the country's population.