Bulgaria vs Japan: Travel services
Bulgaria
26.1%
in 2025
Japan
26.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
122nd
Japan rank
124th
Travel services over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 26.1% against 26.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Japan ranks 124th of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 5.9% | 34.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 8.2% | 44.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 14.6% | 29.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 13.8% | 9.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Bulgaria, at 26.1% against 26.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for travel services?
- Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Japan ranks 124th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.