Quantitative and qualitative economic indicators
of tourism
and accommodation in Republic of Bulgaria
To 1th of January 2003 year
| N on series |
Indicators |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
% increasing 2000-2002 year |
| 1. |
Sleeps in hotels and other
bed base of tourism Commonly – in thousand |
23.600 |
30.400 |
43.390 |
8.467 |
8.480 |
10980 |
15.200 |
16.700 |
179.25 |
| 1.1. |
Foreigners |
12.460 |
16.200 |
19.600 |
5.197 |
4.998 |
6.820 |
10.400 |
11.400 |
208.00 |
| 1.2. |
Bulgarians |
10.140 |
13.200 |
23.790 |
3.270 |
3.482 |
4.100 |
4.800 |
5.300 |
38.25 |
| 2. |
Middle income from foreigners From one sleep
in Euro |
24.50 |
31.20 |
30.76 |
31.40 |
33.20 |
47.50 |
47.00 |
48.0 |
57.58 |
| 3. |
Middle income (yearly) from one bed in Euro |
1.450 |
1.840 |
1.964 |
1.890 |
1.810 |
2.640 |
2.720 |
2.780 |
35.30 |
| 4. |
Incomes from tourism /only from tourist
objects and companies/ in % to National income |
2.60% |
3.40% |
3.50% |
5.54% |
5.62% |
7.98% |
9.46% |
9.68% |
18.55% |
| 5. |
Middle % of loading up of bed base (for
a year) |
68.00% |
72.00% |
64.20% |
40.10% |
38.85% |
54.50% |
58.00% |
63.0% |
49.29% |
| 5.1. |
Black sea |
30.50% |
44.00% |
40.52% |
48.40% |
52.50% |
64.50% |
66.00% |
72.0% |
44.76% |
| 5.2. |
Inside of the country |
75.40% |
82.40% |
87.50% |
35.60% |
37.20% |
48.10% |
47.00% |
53.0% |
26.34% |
| 5.3. |
Balneological hotels |
74.00% |
84.00% |
88.40% |
54.20% |
55.30% |
61.00% |
63.00% |
64.0% |
17.54% |
| 5.4. |
Mountain hotels |
75.70% |
72.30% |
68.50% |
48.60% |
52.70% |
66.50% |
65.00% |
68.0% |
42.31% |
| 6 |
Net incomes from tourism in million Euro |
240.60 |
470.50 |
720.00 |
447.10 |
405.30 |
491.40 |
633.20 |
720.00 |
56.23% |
Basic conclusions:
1. The analysis from the above verification shows presenting positive trends
of development of the tourist’s economy in Republic of Bulgaria for period 1970
– 2001 year by attitude of quantitative and qualitative economic indicators.
2. The middle income from one bed and from one sleep from foreign citizens is
presenting stability and trend for yearly increasing and is in respective with
indexes of developed tourist countries.
3. It should to indicate yearly increasing of economy contribution from tourism
to National income. For 2002 year tourism provide for 9.68 % from Gross National
product.
Taking in account indirect incomes from tourism /privatization, transport, food
industry, agriculture, etc./ yearly income is over 10 % from Gross National
product accounted in respective with treatments for preparing of satellite balance
of tourism.
4. In result of decreasing numbers of foreign and Bulgarian tourists for period
1998 – 1999 year is decreasing yearly loading up of bed base especially in the
Black sea resorts and hotels inside of the country. After 2000 year is realized
considerable increasing of sleeps from foreigners and Bulgarians in tourist
objects.
5. Middle % of loading up of material base on the Black sea is calculated on
the base of 150 days season for the year.