{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Bulgaria Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure per Capita (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure per Capita: 473.7 EUR per inhabitant in 2024, +14.7% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2011–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2011/2024","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure per Capita","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2011–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"14"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"473.7","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+14.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+14.7%","unit":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure per Capita"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2011","value":178.24},{"period":"2012","value":208.19},{"period":"2013","value":175.6},{"period":"2014","value":188.05},{"period":"2015","value":206.1},{"period":"2016","value":228.17},{"period":"2017","value":244.08},{"period":"2018","value":241.48},{"period":"2019","value":249.27},{"period":"2020","value":283.4},{"period":"2021","value":317.45},{"period":"2022","value":356.74},{"period":"2023","value":413.03},{"period":"2024","value":473.68}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"473.7","yoyChange":"+14.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"413.0","yoyChange":"+15.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"356.7","yoyChange":"+12.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"317.4","yoyChange":"+12.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"283.4","yoyChange":"+13.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"249.3","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"241.5","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"244.1","yoyChange":"+7.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"228.2","yoyChange":"+10.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"206.1","yoyChange":"+9.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"188.1","yoyChange":"+7.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"175.6","yoyChange":"-15.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"208.2","yoyChange":"+16.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"178.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks household out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita (EUR) 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 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2011–2024 (14 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 473.7 EUR per inhabitant in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 175.6 in 2013. The latest reading of 473.7 in 2024 represents a change of +60.7."}]}