Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment 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.
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 49 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 … spend employment in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 21.6 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 20 | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 18.3 | -8.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 18.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 18.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.72 | 26.2 | 40.2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.2 | 18.3 | 26.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 49 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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