Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 14.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Bulgaria, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14.5% for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Bulgaria peaked at 37.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.5% | — |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.0% | 21.8% | 37.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 14.5% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 8 North Macedonia 15.9% compare
- 9 Hungary 15.8% compare
- 11 France 13.9% compare
- 12 Spain 13.4% compare
- 13 Switzerland 13.0% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 6,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 21.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 4,233 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 16.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1847 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Bulgaria?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Bulgaria was 14.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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