# Household saving rate (gross) in Bulgaria

Household saving rate (gross) in Bulgaria was -6.6% in 2022. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `household_saving_rate`
- Place id: `bg`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Gross saving of households divided by their gross disposable income adjusted for the change in pension entitlements, as a percentage. Gross saving is the part of disposable income that is not spent on final consumption.
- Note: Gross: before deducting the depreciation of dwellings and other fixed assets households own. A negative rate means households spent more than their income. From the annual sector accounts (ESA 2010). Households include non-profit institutions serving households. The latest years are often provisional and are revised with later transmissions.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Key indicators for sector accounts, gross household saving rate, households and NPISH (nasa_10_ki) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nasa_10_ki/default/table)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
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- Citation: Eurostat. Key indicators for sector accounts, gross household saving rate, households and NPISH (nasa_10_ki). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nasa_10_ki/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/household-saving-rate/bulgaria
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=household_saving_rate&place=bg

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2022 | -6.6 |
| 2021 | -5.6 |
| 2020 | -1.1 |
| 2019 | -0.8 |
| 2018 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | -0.8 |
| 2016 | -1.6 |
| 2015 | -1.6 |
| 2014 | -0.5 |
| 2013 | 1.4 |
| 2012 | -6 |
| 2011 | -0.2 |
| 2010 | -1.5 |
| 2009 | 1.8 |
| 2008 | -5.6 |
| 2007 | -16.2 |
| 2006 | -8.3 |
| 2005 | -10.5 |
| 2004 | -7.4 |
| 2003 | -3.7 |
| 2002 | -2 |
| 2001 | -7.1 |
| 2000 | -0.9 |