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
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Bulgaria stood at 18.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% 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 40.2% 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 | 40.2% | — |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.7% | 26.2% | 40.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 18.3% | 26.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
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 40.2% 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 employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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