Bulgaria Tourist Arrivals

Tourist arrivals in Bulgaria rose by 0.5% year-on-year to 771.2 thousand in March 2026, slowing from a 2% increase in the previous month. An increase of 5.5% was registered in the trips with professional purposes and of 1.1% in those with holiday and recreation purposes, while those with other purposes decreased by 1.3%. EU citizens made up 56.7% of total arrivals, or 437.5 thousand, the largest being by visitors from Romania (36.9%) and Greece (31.0%). Visitors from other European countries accounted for 38.3% of arrivals, totaling 295.6 thousand, with the highest registered number of visits from Turkey, representing 59.1% of this group, or 174.7 thousand. The transit passes through the country were 31.8% or 245.0 thousand of all visits of non-residents to Bulgaria. source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria

Tourist Arrivals in Bulgaria increased to 771215 in March from 735189 in February of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Bulgaria averaged 863102.43 from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3531567.00 in December of 2003 and a record low of 81153.00 in April of 2020. This page provides - Bulgaria Tourist Arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Bulgaria Tourist Arrivals - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-810.70	-1046.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Capital Flows	-1028.60	1175.30	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Current Account	-170.00	-766.90	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Current Account to GDP	-5.70	-0.50	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Exports	3547.10	3327.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	65269.00	67240.20	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Foreign Direct Investment	540.50	268.50	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Gold Reserves	42.93	42.93	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	4357.80	4373.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports	0.00	68593.94	Terajoule	Mar 2026
Remittances	117.00	108.10	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals YoY	771215.00	735189.00		Mar 2026
Weapons Sales	14.00	19.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2024

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	771215.00	735189.00	3531567.00	81153.00	1991 - 2026		Monthly	NSA

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Bulgaria Tourist Arrivals Up Just 0.5% in March

Tourist arrivals in Bulgaria rose by 0.5% year-on-year to 771.2 thousand in March 2026, slowing from a 2% increase in the previous month. An increase of 5.5% was registered in the trips with professional purposes and of 1.1% in those with holiday and recreation purposes, while those with other purposes decreased by 1.3%. EU citizens made up 56.7% of total arrivals, or 437.5 thousand, the largest being by visitors from Romania (36.9%) and Greece (31.0%). Visitors from other European countries accounted for 38.3% of arrivals, totaling 295.6 thousand, with the highest registered number of visits from Turkey, representing 59.1% of this group, or 174.7 thousand. The transit passes through the country were 31.8% or 245.0 thousand of all visits of non-residents to Bulgaria.

2026-04-29

Bulgaria Tourist Arrivals Up 2% in February

Tourist arrivals in Bulgaria increased by 2% year-on-year to 735.2 thousand in February 2026, down from 790.3 thousand in the previous month, increase in trips for all monitored purposes was registered. Visits for holiday and recreation totaled 288.1 thousand, professional trips reached 113.4 thousand, and other purposes accounted for 333.8 thousand. EU citizens made up 55.1% of total arrivals, or 405.1 thousand, led by Romania (43.6%) and Greece (24%). Visitors from other European countries accounted for 37.5% of arrivals, totaling 275.4 thousand, with Turkey representing 54.7% of this group. Transit visits made up 28.2% of total entries, or 207.5 thousand.

2026-03-30

Bulgaria Tourist Arrivals Up 6.9% in January

Tourist arrivals in Bulgaria rose 6.9% year-on-year to 790.3 thousand in January 2026 from 739.0 thousand a year earlier, with growth recorded across all travel purposes. Visits for holiday and recreation totaled 307.2 thousand, professional trips 111.0 thousand, and other purposes 372.1 thousand. EU citizens accounted for 54.2% of total arrivals, led by Romania (37.6%) and Greece (31.2%), followed by Germany (4.1%), Italy (3.9%), and Austria (3.2%). Visitors from other European countries represented 37.2% of total arrivals, with Turkey leading the group at 49.3%, followed by Serbia (18.1%), North Macedonia (19.0%), and Russia (1.6%). Transit passes made up 27.5% of all visits.

2026-02-27