{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Bulgaria Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita: 418.3 EUR per inhabitant in 2024, +10.6% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 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 Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods 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_HC/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":"418.3","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+10.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+10.6%","unit":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2011","value":165.95},{"period":"2012","value":175.18},{"period":"2013","value":153.94},{"period":"2014","value":172.09},{"period":"2015","value":184.2},{"period":"2016","value":205},{"period":"2017","value":224.16},{"period":"2018","value":227.89},{"period":"2019","value":238.03},{"period":"2020","value":271.6},{"period":"2021","value":299.35},{"period":"2022","value":336.06},{"period":"2023","value":378.2},{"period":"2024","value":418.34}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"418.3","yoyChange":"+10.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"378.2","yoyChange":"+12.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"336.1","yoyChange":"+12.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"299.4","yoyChange":"+10.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"271.6","yoyChange":"+14.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"238.0","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"227.9","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"224.2","yoyChange":"+9.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"205.0","yoyChange":"+11.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"184.2","yoyChange":"+7.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"172.1","yoyChange":"+11.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"153.9","yoyChange":"-12.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"175.2","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"165.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks pharmaceutical and medical goods 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 418.3 EUR per inhabitant in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 153.9 in 2013. The latest reading of 418.3 in 2024 represents a change of +40.1."}]}