Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series was 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bulgaria stood at 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7662 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0049 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +634.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0078 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +59.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +32.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +97.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0671 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +240.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5627 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +738.1% |
| 1998 | 0.505 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6114 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7216 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7662 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7249 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6024 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5505 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5534 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5332 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4489 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4529 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4847 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4504 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5105 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4706 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4734 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5472 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5346 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5056 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5281 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5089 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4897 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5508 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5331 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5296 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6804 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 76% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8686 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +738.1% | 0.0671 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5627 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1991 | +634.6% | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1996 | +240.0% | 0.0197 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0671 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +97.6% | 0.0104 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.181 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6114 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5855 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4489 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7662 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5065 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4504 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5219 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4897 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5508 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 156 Guam 0.5991 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Portugal 0.5398 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Slovakia 0.5192 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Latvia 0.5099 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Italy 0.5095 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Cuba 0.5062 current LCU 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bulgaria?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bulgaria was 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7662 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series?
- Bulgaria ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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: linked series (current LCU), 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: linked series (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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: linked series (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.