Bulgaria: Household Incomes Grow Faster Than Spending in Late 2025
Average household income per person in Bulgaria grew more strongly than spending during the last quarter of 2025, according to data from the National Statistical Institute.
In 2022: Annual Revenues in Bulgaria Grew by 16.9% and Expenses by 19.1%
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In 2022, the average annual income per person in a household is BGN 9,008 and it increased by 16.9% compared to 2021, according to data from the National Statistical Institute. For the last ten years (2013 - 2022), the average total income per household person increased 1.9 times.
However, real household incomes (adjusted for inflation) grow by only 1.4% in 2022 compared to 2021, and the real income index in 2022 compared to 2013 is 146.2%.
At the same time, Bulgarian households spent an average of BGN 8,389 per person in 2022, which is 19.1% more than in 2021. The relative share of consumer spending in total household spending decreased from 83.3% in 2013 to 83.1% in 2022, NSI data also show.
Income from wages in 2022 is BGN 4,851, increasing by 10.8% compared to 2021, and its increase compared to 2013 is 1.9 times. Income from pensions for the last year is BGN 3039, increasing by 31.5% compared to 2021 and 2.5 times compared to 2013, while income from self-employment in 2022 is BGN 421 and increasing by 5 % compared to 2021 and by 28.4% compared to 2013.
The funds spent on food and non-alcoholic beverages in 2022 are BGN 2,529, or 22.9% more compared to 2021 and 70.9% more than in 2013. Expenditures for clothing and shoes in 2022 are BGN 281, increasing by 9.8% compared to a year earlier and 1.8 times compared to 2013. Housing-related expenses (water, electricity, fuel, furniture and home maintenance) for 2022 are 1,566 BGN, increasing by 19.8% compared to 2021 and 2 times compared to 2013.
BGN 546 was spent on healthcare in 2022 - 23.5% more than in 2021 and 2.3 times more compared to 2013, BGN 974 was spent on transport and communications, which is 22.1% more than in 2021 and 1.9 times more compared to 2013. Spending on leisure, cultural recreation and education in 2022 is BGN 380. Compared to 2021, they increased by 21.8%, and compared to 2013 - 1.9 times, while in the last year the expenses for taxes and social insurance amounted to BGN 1,020 and increased by 10.2% compared to 2021, and compared to 2013, they increased 2 times.
In 2022, the relative share of food expenditure in total expenditure was 30.1%, which was 0.9 percentage points higher than in 2021 and 3.1 percentage points lower than in 2013.
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