{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Bulgaria Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 30.1 % of current health expenditure in 2024, -2.4pp YoY.","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 Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods 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":"30.1","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":38.86},{"period":"2017","value":38.75},{"period":"2018","value":37.11},{"period":"2019","value":36.09},{"period":"2020","value":34.05},{"period":"2021","value":31.81},{"period":"2022","value":33.04},{"period":"2023","value":32.51},{"period":"2024","value":30.13}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"30.1","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"33.0","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"31.8","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"34.0","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"36.1","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"38.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"38.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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."}]}