Bulgaria (2024)
30.1
% of current health expenditure
-2.4pp YoY
YoY Change
-2.4pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
9
years of data

Data

Bulgaria Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2024 30.1 -2.4pp
2023 32.5 -0.5pp
2022 33 +1.2pp
2021 31.8 -2.2pp
2020 34 -2.1pp
2019 36.1 -1pp
2018 37.1 -1.7pp
2017 38.8 -0.1pp
2016 38.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Bulgaria recorded 30.1 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was -2.4pp. Across 2016–2024 the series ranges from 30.1 in 2024 to 38.9 in 2016.

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Bulgaria.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Bulgaria. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

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).

The series peaked at 38.9 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 30.1 in 2024. The latest reading of 30.1 in 2024 represents a change of -2.4pp.