Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 72nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 4,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 6,263 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2004 | 4,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2005 | 4,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 3,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 8,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +115.8% |
| 2008 | 9,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 9,201 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 8,757 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 9,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 9,475 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 10,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 10,121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 8,666 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 8,868 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11,866 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2018 | 12,926 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 12,815 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 13,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 12,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 12,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +115.8% | 3,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,378 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,666 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,926 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,338 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 69 Cambodia 15,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 14,927 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 71 North Macedonia 14,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 73 Lithuania 14,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 East Timor 12,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 75 Japan 12,294 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.