Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 67.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 67.3% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 761.1% on the previous year and up 3,129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 67.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -32.3%, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.5% | — |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -56.3% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | +123.4% |
| 1985 | -0.1% | -102.1% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -1858.9% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | +200.2% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | -3.8% | -158.2% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | -249.3% |
| 1991 | -25.0% | -539.8% |
| 1992 | -2.4% | -90.4% |
| 1993 | -2.9% | +20.8% |
| 1994 | -4.4% | +51.7% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | -617.2% |
| 1996 | -32.3% | -242.1% |
| 1997 | -2.8% | -91.5% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -357.5% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +45.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -69.6% |
| 2008 | -4.3% | -222.2% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -155.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +87.6% |
| 2012 | -3.9% | -203.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -138.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +87.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +82.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -104.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -3448.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -53.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -73.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +363.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +58.1% |
| 2025 | 67.3% | +761.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | -3.8% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.5% | -32.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | -4.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -3.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 1.1% | 67.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Eritrea 459.2% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 23.8% compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 16.6% compare
- 5 Tajikistan 15.4% compare
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,415 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1927 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 3,916 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1117 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria was 67.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.3% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,129.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.