Belgium vs Bulgaria: International tourism, expenditures

Belgium
3.4%
in 2020
Bulgaria
3.3%
in 2020
Belgium rank
100th
Bulgaria rank
102nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
4681012199520072020

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Belgium ranks 100th and Bulgaria ranks 102nd of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 6.1% 9.4% 3.3% Bulgaria
2010s 5.1% 4.3% 0.8% Belgium
2020s 3.4% 3.3% 0.1% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Belgium or Bulgaria?
Belgium, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Belgium and Bulgaria?
0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Belgium ranks 100th and Bulgaria ranks 102nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.