Card transaction volume in Bulgaria 2001-2023

The value of overall card payments in Austria grew by 4.7 billion Bulgarian lev, or nearly three billion euros, between 2022 and 2023. Before that, the total value of transactions increased steadily with small fluctuation. In 2023, approximately 17.4 billion euros worth of card payments were carried out in Bulgaria.

Combined value of credit and debit card transactions in Bulgaria from 2001 to 2023 (in million Bulgarian lev, and estimates in euros and U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Payment card transactions in million Bulgarian lev	Payment card transactions in million euros	Payment card transactions in million U.S. dollars
2023	33,997.61	17,382.97	18,791.32
2022	24,871	12,716.54	13,360.88
2021	17,808.92	9,105.7	10,763.45
2020	12,580.85	6,432.58	7,336.2
2019	11,913.1	6,091.16	6,817.89
2018	10,162.49	5,196.08	6,130.47
2017	8,348.8	4,268.74	4,812.34
2016	6,247.52	3,194.36	3,534.01
2015	5,500.84	2,812.58	3,118.52
2014	4,491.89	2,296.7	3,046.27
2013	3,389.03	1,732.81	2,300.49
2012	2,706.46	1,383.81	1,776.75
2011	2,194.34	1,121.97	1,560
2010	1,591.1	813.53	1,076.29
2009	1,943.05	993.48	1,381.83
2008	1,929.93	986.77	1,443.7
2007	1,371.44	701.22	959.58
2006	2,531.05	1,294.13	1,623.4
2005	1,641.2	839.15	1,042.27
2004	832.24	426.08	529.4
2003	422.28	216.66	244.6
2002	255.08	130.86	123.34
2001	129.65	66.55	59.55

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Release date

July 2024

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Bulgaria

Survey time period

2001 to 2023

Special properties

All figures are provisional; The source significantly changed its database in November 2023. This may mean methodology changes, or not all EU-27 countries reporting the same figures; USD figures have been calculated by Statista, see the "Details" tab for more information.

Supplementary notes

The figures have been taken from several publications.

The USD figures have been calculated by Statista, based on bilateral exchange rates from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

Includes cards 1) with a debit function, 2) cards with a delayed debit function, 3) cards with a credit function, 4) cards with a debit and/or delayed debit function and 5) cards with a credit and/or delayed debit function. However, 6) excludes e-money cards.

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