International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: International tourism, expenditures was 1.26 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Bulgaria, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.26 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
That represents a change of down 42.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Bulgaria peaked at 2.60 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 312.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Bulgaria ranks 59th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 312.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 314.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 355.00 million current US$ | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 654.00 million current US$ | +84.2% |
| 1999 | 747.00 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 764.00 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 836.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 1.47 billion current US$ | +44.1% |
| 2004 | 1.94 billion current US$ | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 1.86 billion current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.10 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 2.14 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.60 billion current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 1.96 billion current US$ | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 975.00 million current US$ | -50.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.34 billion current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 1.46 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.35 billion current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.64 billion current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 2.05 billion current US$ | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 2.25 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 2.20 billion current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 billion current US$ | -42.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.26 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 95% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.26 billion current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 476.40 million current US$ | 312.00 million current US$ | 747.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.67 billion current US$ | 764.00 million current US$ | 2.60 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 billion current US$ | 975.00 million current US$ | 2.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 billion current US$ | 1.26 billion current US$ | 1.26 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Bulgaria?
- International tourism, expenditures in Bulgaria was 1.26 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 312.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Bulgaria ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.