Travel services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Travel services was 24.7% 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 imports, BoP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 24.7% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bulgaria peaked at 42.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1981.
That places Bulgaria 68th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.6% | — |
| 1981 | 6.1% | -28.2% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 7.9% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +31.7% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | +118.8% |
| 1991 | 26.3% | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | -22.3% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +76.6% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 6.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 15.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.7% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.7% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.9% compare
- 66 Pakistan 24.8% compare
- 67 Peru 24.7% compare
- 69 Costa Rica 24.6% compare
- 70 Faroe Islands 24.4% compare
- 71 Guatemala 24.0% 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)
- 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 24.7% 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 42.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for travel services?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.