Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 2.16 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.16
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
123rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
4.05
in 2012
All-time low
2.16
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Bulgaria, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.16 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Bulgaria peaked at 4.05 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.05 | — |
| 2014 | 3.77 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.42 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 3.06 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 2.88 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 2.16 | -25.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.16 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.94, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.58 | 3.06 | 4.05 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | 2.16 | 2.88 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Bulgaria?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Bulgaria was 2.16 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 2012.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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