{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-long-term-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-long-term-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-long-term-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Bulgaria Long-Term Care Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Long-Term Care Expenditure Share: 6.2 % of current health expenditure in 2024, +1.2pp 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":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Long-Term 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":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"6.2","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Long-Term Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":0.09},{"period":"2017","value":0.09},{"period":"2018","value":0.1},{"period":"2019","value":0.12},{"period":"2020","value":2.11},{"period":"2021","value":3.21},{"period":"2022","value":4.31},{"period":"2023","value":5.05},{"period":"2024","value":6.17}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to long-term care (health component) 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 6.2 % of current health expenditure in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.1 in 2017. The latest reading of 6.2 in 2024 represents a change of +1.2pp."}]}