{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-curative-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-curative-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-curative-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Bulgaria Curative Care Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Curative Care Expenditure Share: 52.3 % of current health expenditure in 2024, +1.3pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2016/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Curative Care Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"52.3","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Curative Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":50.07},{"period":"2017","value":50.27},{"period":"2018","value":51.72},{"period":"2019","value":52.23},{"period":"2020","value":52.42},{"period":"2021","value":51.04},{"period":"2022","value":50.08},{"period":"2023","value":51.02},{"period":"2024","value":52.32}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"52.3","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"51.0","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"50.1","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"51.0","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"52.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"52.2","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"51.7","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"50.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"50.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to curative care (inpatient + outpatient + day care) in Bulgaria. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2024 (9 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 52.4 % of current health expenditure in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 50.1 in 2016. The latest reading of 52.3 in 2024 represents a change of +1.3pp."}]}