{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-hotel-nights-foreign","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-hotel-nights-foreign","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-hotel-nights-foreign/","title":"Bulgaria Hotel Nights — Foreign Visitors (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Hotel Nights — Foreign Visitors: 15,772,024 number of nights in 2025, +6.9% YoY. Eurostat (TOUR_OCC_NIM), 2005–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"number of nights","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Hotel Nights — Foreign Visitors","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/TOUR_OCC_NIM/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"15,772,024","unit":"number of nights","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+6.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+6.9%","unit":"number of nights"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Hotel Nights — Foreign Visitors"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":11471082},{"period":"2006","value":11776062},{"period":"2007","value":11837257},{"period":"2008","value":11640780},{"period":"2009","value":9377995},{"period":"2010","value":10454674},{"period":"2011","value":12286819},{"period":"2012","value":13151707},{"period":"2013","value":13987515},{"period":"2014","value":13763998},{"period":"2015","value":13095720},{"period":"2016","value":15864772},{"period":"2017","value":16732622},{"period":"2018","value":17326682},{"period":"2019","value":17032461},{"period":"2020","value":4527423},{"period":"2021","value":7817504},{"period":"2022","value":12556769},{"period":"2023","value":14200230},{"period":"2024","value":14751606},{"period":"2025","value":15772024}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of nights"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"15772024.0","yoyChange":"+6.9%"},{"year":"2024","value":"14751606.0","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"14200230.0","yoyChange":"+13.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"12556769.0","yoyChange":"+60.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"7817504.0","yoyChange":"+72.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"4527423.0","yoyChange":"-73.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"17032461.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"17326682.0","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"16732622.0","yoyChange":"+5.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"15864772.0","yoyChange":"+21.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"13095720.0","yoyChange":"-4.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"13763998.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"13987515.0","yoyChange":"+6.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"13151707.0","yoyChange":"+7.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"12286819.0","yoyChange":"+17.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"10454674.0","yoyChange":"+11.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"9377995.0","yoyChange":"-19.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"11640780.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"11837257.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"11776062.0","yoyChange":"+2.7%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks hotel nights spent by foreign visitors in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 17,326,682 number of nights in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4,527,423 in 2020. The latest reading of 15,772,024 in 2025 represents a change of +6.9%."}]}