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Foreign guests' share of stays in Bulgaria
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
5 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
55.8%
+1.3 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
5 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−6.6 pp
vs European Union
+6.9 pp
European Union: 48.9% · 2025
Foreign guests' share of stays, 1990 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · European Union
−6.6 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Bulgaria
European Union
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Foreign guests' share of stays · percent
Bulgaria
55.8%
European Union
48.9%
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
55.8% · 2025
First value
41.8% · 1990
Highest
73.0% · 2003
Lowest
38.9% · 2020
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.8% | +1.3 pp | 48.9% |
| 2024 | 54.5% | +0.3 pp | 48.1% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | +0.9 pp | 46.8% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | +7.9 pp | 44.0% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +6.5 pp | 32.1% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | −25.5 pp | 29.0% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | −1.8 pp | 47.3% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +0.5 pp | 47.8% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +1.5 pp | 47.5% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +1.7 pp | 46.9% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | −2.5 pp | 46.4% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | −1.6 pp | 46.4% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.1 pp | 46.1% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | −0.2 pp | 45.0% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +1.3 pp | 44.0% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +3.4 pp | 42.6% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | −2.9 pp | 43.4% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | −1.9 pp | 43.6% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | −2.0 pp | — |
| 2006 | 68.8% | −3.5 pp | — |
| 2005 | 72.3% | −0.4 pp | 43.0% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | −0.2 pp | — |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +4.4 pp | — |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +2.6 pp | — |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +5.5 pp | — |
| 2000 | 60.4% | +2.0 pp | — |
| 1999 | 58.4% | −1.8 pp | — |
| 1998 | 60.2% | −4.2 pp | — |
| 1997 | 64.4% | +4.0 pp | — |
| 1996 | 60.4% | +5.9 pp | — |
| 1995 | 54.4% | −3.4 pp | — |
| 1994 | 57.8% | −1.0 pp | — |
| 1993 | 58.8% | +12.9 pp | — |
| 1992 | 46.0% | +3.6 pp | — |
| 1991 | 42.4% | +0.6 pp | — |
| 1990 | 41.8% | — |
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Foreign guests' share of stays | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 79.9% | |
| 2 | Spain | 64.7% | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 64.1% | |
| 4 | Türkiye | 58.5% | |
| 5 | Italy | 49.5% | |
| 6 | Czechia | 48.8% | |
| 7 | Lithuania | 46.8% | |
| 8 | Netherlands | 37.3% | |
| 9 | France | 30.6% | |
| 10 | Norway | 29.3% | |
| 11 | Finland | 28.4% | |
| 12 | Germany | 20.6% | |
| 13 | Poland | 19.6% | |
| 14 | Romania | 19.0% |
Source: Eurostat, 2016
What it means
How much of tourism comes from abroad.
How it is calculated
Nights spent by non-residents divided by all nights at tourist accommodation.
Tourism
Bulgaria in numbers