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Outbound tourism expenditure — Bulgaria

Outbound tourism expenditure in Bulgaria in 2020 — 1,263,000,000 US$. Ranked 46 in the world out of 138. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 304.8%.

2020 1.26B US$ −42.49% vs 2019
World rank 46of 138
Period maximum 2.6B US$2008
Period minimum 312M US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Bulgaria, 1995–202001B2B3B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 312,000,000 US$1996: 314,000,000 US$1997: 355,000,000 US$1998: 654,000,000 US$1999: 747,000,000 US$2000: 764,000,000 US$2001: 836,000,000 US$2002: 1,018,000,000 US$2003: 1,467,000,000 US$2004: 1,935,000,000 US$2005: 1,858,000,000 US$2006: 2,099,000,000 US$2007: 2,142,000,000 US$2008: 2,602,000,000 US$2009: 1,955,000,000 US$2010: 975,000,000 US$2011: 1,063,000,000 US$2012: 1,096,000,000 US$2013: 1,342,000,000 US$2014: 1,459,000,000 US$2015: 1,346,000,000 US$2016: 1,636,000,000 US$2017: 2,047,000,000 US$2018: 2,247,000,000 US$2019: 2,196,000,000 US$2020: 1,263,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +951M (+304.81%) Average annual rate: 5.75 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 1.26B US$
Europe & Central Asia computed 141B US$
Eastern Europe computed 32.81B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 44.18B US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 1.26B −933M −42.49%
2019 2.2B −51M −2.27%
2018 2.25B +200M +9.77%
2017 2.05B +411M +25.12%
2016 1.64B +290M +21.55%
2015 1.35B −113M −7.75%
2014 1.46B +117M +8.72%
2013 1.34B +246M +22.45%
2012 1.1B +33M +3.1%
2011 1.06B +88M +9.03%
2010 975M −980M −50.13%
2009 1.96B −647M −24.87%
2008 2.6B +460M +21.48%
2007 2.14B +43M +2.05%
2006 2.1B +241M +12.97%
2005 1.86B −77M −3.98%
2004 1.94B +468M +31.9%
2003 1.47B +449M +44.11%
2002 1.02B +182M +21.77%
2001 836M +72M +9.42%
2000 764M +17M +2.28%
1999 747M +93M +14.22%
1998 654M +299M +84.23%
1997 355M +41M +13.06%
1996 314M +2M +0.64%
1995 312M — —

Eastern Europe, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RU Russia 10.8B PL Poland 5.55B UA Ukraine 4.82B CZ Czechia 3.5B RO Romania 3.47B HU Hungary 1.33B SK Slovakia 1.29B BG Bulgaria 1.26B BY Belarus 477M MD Moldova 303M
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About the indicator

Spending by residents of the country abroad in current US dollars: accommodation, food, transport inside the country visited, and shopping. Together with receipts from inbound tourism it forms the tourism balance of the country — an important part of the services account of the balance of payments.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.

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