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Local units in accommodation and food services in Bulgaria

Local units in accommodation and food services in Bulgaria was 29,689 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.9% from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count29,689
Change on 2023+2.9%
Rank15th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high29,6892024
Series low26,3872021

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Local units in accommodation and food services in Bulgaria, 2021 to 2024

26K27K28K29K30K20212022202320242021: 26,387 count2022: 27,898 count2023: 28,855 count2024: 29,689 count26K27K28K29K30K202120242021: 26,387 count2022: 27,898 count2023: 28,855 count2024: 29,689 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 4 values
Periodcount
202429,689
202328,855
202227,898
202126,387

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Austria: 62,470 countBelgium: 58,647 countBulgaria: 29,689 countCyprus: 6,820 countCzechia: 65,164 countGermany: 260,144 countDenmark: 20,538 countEstonia: 6,857 countSpain: 353,082 countFinland: 19,276 countFrance: 363,834 countGreece: 120,304 countCroatia: 25,809 countHungary: 36,501 countIreland: 27,422 countItaly: 372,396 countLithuania: 9,902 countLuxembourg: 3,164 countLatvia: 6,755 countMalta: 4,237 countNetherlands: 103,185 countPoland: 83,566 countPortugal: 139,131 countRomania: 34,339 countSweden: 43,616 countSlovenia: 16,064 countSlovakia: 21,685 count
  • Under 11K
  • 11K to 26K
  • 26K to 53K
  • 53K to 120K
  • 120K and over
Local units in accommodation and food services, 2024, count. Bulgaria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of local units of enterprises in accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Local units in accommodation and food services, Bulgaria, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Local units in accommodation and food services, Bulgaria, 2021 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-accommodation-food/bulgaria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Local units in accommodation and food services, Bulgaria, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-accommodation-food/bulgaria.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Local units in accommodation and food services, Bulgaria, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-accommodation-food/bulgaria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): Local units in accommodation and food services, Bulgaria, 2021 to 2024}},
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What is the local units in accommodation and food services in Bulgaria?

Local units in accommodation and food services in Bulgaria was 29,689 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.9% from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest local units in accommodation and food services in Bulgaria?

29,689 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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