International tourism, receipts in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: International tourism, receipts was 4.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Bulgaria, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Bulgaria stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.5% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Bulgaria peaked at 20.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 100th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.8% | — |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +79.2% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 8.6% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.9% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 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, receipts in Bulgaria?
- International tourism, receipts in Bulgaria was 4.4% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Bulgaria ranks 100th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.