Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US was 0.585 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Bulgaria is 0.585 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7404 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Bulgaria 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4979 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4978 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.686 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.68 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6836 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.585 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5287 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.585 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5557 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +28.4% | 0.5751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7382 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5788 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 106 Azerbaijan 0.5937 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Morocco 0.5927 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Slovakia 0.5866 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Peru 0.5846 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Thailand 0.5846 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Benin 0.5831 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Bulgaria?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Bulgaria was 0.585 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7404 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Bulgaria ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.