Travel services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Travel services was 26.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Bulgaria stood at 26.1%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bulgaria peaked at 55.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1991.
Bulgaria ranks 122nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Travel services in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.7% | — |
| 1981 | 26.4% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 33.5% | +26.8% |
| 1983 | 39.2% | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | +24.3% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 42.7% | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 40.8% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | -71.4% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +83.4% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +113.9% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -50.6% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 26.1% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1% | 26.4% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 10.9% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 46.4% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 37.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 18.4% | 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 travel services in Bulgaria?
- Travel services in Bulgaria was 26.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank for travel services?
- Bulgaria ranks 122nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.