Household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018) in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018) was 121 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
121
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
15th
of 41 countries
All-time high
121
in 2024
All-time low
43.86
in 1998
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose in Bulgaria, 1995–2024

02550751001251995200920241995: 63.31996: 66.31997: 44.91998: 43.91999: 462000: 50.22001: 53.12002: 55.72003: 59.72004: 65.52005: 722006: 77.62007: 86.62008: 882009: 84.52010: 87.42011: 89.12012: 92.52013: 88.92014: 90.42015: 92.22016: 94.62017: 96.82018: 99.92019: 1052020: 1002021: 109.52022: 114.62023: 115.82024: 121

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, household final consumption expenditure by purpose in Bulgaria stood at 121. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, household final consumption expenditure by purpose in Bulgaria peaked at 121 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.86, in 1998.

Bulgaria ranks 15th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018) in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 63.33 —
1996 66.26 +4.6%
1997 44.89 -32.2%
1998 43.86 -2.3%
1999 46.01 +4.9%
2000 50.19 +9.1%
2001 53.12 +5.8%
2002 55.68 +4.8%
2003 59.74 +7.3%
2004 65.52 +9.7%
2005 72.04 +9.9%
2006 77.55 +7.6%
2007 86.59 +11.7%
2008 87.95 +1.6%
2009 84.46 -4.0%
2010 87.41 +3.5%
2011 89.07 +1.9%
2012 92.5 +3.8%
2013 88.86 -3.9%
2014 90.36 +1.7%
2015 92.21 +2.1%
2016 94.65 +2.6%
2017 96.8 +2.3%
2018 99.89 +3.2%
2019 104.97 +5.1%
2020 100 -4.7%
2021 109.46 +9.5%
2022 114.63 +4.7%
2023 115.81 +1.0%
2024 121 +4.5%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 121 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 114.3, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 121 is above the median for high income countries, which is 114.28, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 -32.2% 66.26 44.89

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52.87 43.86 66.26 5
2000s 69.28 50.19 87.95 10
2010s 93.67 87.41 104.97 10
2020s 112.18 100 121 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 12 Slovenia 124.34 compare
  2. 13 Slovenia 121.77 compare
  3. 14 Luxembourg 121.11 compare
  4. 16 Hungary 120.99 compare
  5. 17 Lithuania 119.49 compare
  6. 18 Poland 118.68 compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

More population data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is household final consumption expenditure by purpose in Bulgaria?
Household final consumption expenditure by purpose in Bulgaria was 121 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest household final consumption expenditure by purpose recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 121 in 2024.
What is the lowest household final consumption expenditure by purpose recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 43.86 in 1998.
How does Bulgaria rank for household final consumption expenditure by purpose?
Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is household final consumption expenditure by purpose rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/household-final-consumption-expenditure-by-purpose-coicop-2018/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/household-final-consumption-expenditure-by-purpose-coicop-2018/bulgaria/">Household final consumption expenditure by purpose in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 1,408 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed