Bulgaria vs United Kingdom: Travel services
Bulgaria
24.7%
in 2025
United Kingdom
24.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
68th
United Kingdom rank
65th
Travel services over time
- Bulgaria
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 24.9% against 24.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 68th and United Kingdom ranks 65th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 29.7% | 21.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 37.6% | 14.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 37.9% | 0.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 32.2% | 6.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.1% | 1.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Bulgaria or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 24.9% against 24.7% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Bulgaria and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Kingdom?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and United Kingdom rank globally for travel services?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th and United Kingdom ranks 65th 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.