Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 18.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Bulgaria, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Bulgaria is 18.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Bulgaria peaked at 40.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.3% | — |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.8% | 26.3% | 40.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 18.3% | 26.1% | 6 |
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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 persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Bulgaria?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Bulgaria was 18.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. 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 spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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