Personal remittances received in Bulgaria
Personal remittances received by Bulgaria were equal to 2.1% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2000.
Bulgaria, 2025
2.1%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.2%
Personal remittances received in Bulgaria over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1% | 0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | 0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | 0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | 0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | 0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | 0.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 2.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.0%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.8%.
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Net migration
-2,961 people
2025 · World Bank
International migrant stock
4.4%
2024 · World Bank
Immigration
52,189 immigrants
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Emigration
13,002 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
343 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
3,800 applicants
2025 · Eurostat