Final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Final consumption expenditure was 79.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 79.3% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 92.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1981.
Bulgaria ranks 95th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 69.0% | — |
| 1981 | 63.4% | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 64.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 66.4% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 64.9% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 68.2% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 67.6% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 68.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 65.9% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 68.6% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 73.1% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 91.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 72.9% | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 87.7% | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 77.6% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 79.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.8% | 63.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 72.9% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 79.7% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 75.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.1% | 79.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6331 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 12,870 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5617 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 11,418 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria?
- Final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria was 79.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.