International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 156.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bulgaria, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 156.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in 2020.
The figure is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bulgaria peaked at 705.00 million current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 148.00 million current US$, in 1997.
That places Bulgaria 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 189.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 153.00 million current US$ | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 148.00 million current US$ | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 184.00 million current US$ | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 252.00 million current US$ | +37.0% |
| 2000 | 290.00 million current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 268.00 million current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 296.00 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 430.00 million current US$ | +45.3% |
| 2004 | 594.00 million current US$ | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 651.00 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 705.00 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 468.00 million current US$ | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 546.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 497.00 million current US$ | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 464.00 million current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 533.00 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 513.00 million current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 581.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 591.00 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 429.00 million current US$ | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 511.00 million current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 564.00 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 593.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 545.00 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 156.00 million current US$ | -71.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 185.20 million current US$ | 148.00 million current US$ | 252.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 474.50 million current US$ | 268.00 million current US$ | 705.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 532.40 million current US$ | 429.00 million current US$ | 593.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.00 million current US$ | 156.00 million current US$ | 156.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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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$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bulgaria?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bulgaria was 156.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 705.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 148.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Bulgaria ranks 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.