Private health expenditure per person in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Private health expenditure per person was 1,089 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, private health expenditure per person in Bulgaria stood at 1,089. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 109.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Bulgaria peaked at 1,089 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 151.08, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 151.08 | — |
| 2001 | 206.17 | +36.5% |
| 2002 | 223.27 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 237.17 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 256.32 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 285.57 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 328.7 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 348.07 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 400.66 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 430.76 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 473.28 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 511.47 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 603.84 | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 520.97 | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 573.69 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 612.34 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 689.89 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 748.86 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 742.87 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 774.06 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 878.62 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 927.92 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1,022 | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 1,089 | +6.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1,089 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,158, 94% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1,089 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private health expenditure per person 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +36.5% | 151.08 | 206.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 286.78 | 151.08 | 430.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 625.13 | 473.28 | 774.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 979.35 | 878.62 | 1,089 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Bulgaria?
- Private health expenditure per person in Bulgaria was 1,089 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,089 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 151.08 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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