Main tourism markets of Republic of Bulgaria by
years
| N on series |
Countries |
1988 |
1998 |
2001 |
2002 |
% - 2002 to 1988 year |
| 1. |
Germany |
| |
- number tourists (1988–GDR) |
586.296 |
210.460 |
374.323 |
480.060 |
81.88% |
| |
- number sleeps |
5.400.000 |
1.850.000 |
2.960.000 |
3.400.000 |
62.96% |
| |
- incomes in USD (without aviation) |
90.500.000 |
46.000.000 |
74.000.000 |
120.000.000 |
133.26% |
| |
- % from sent tourists abroad |
4,50% |
0.33% |
0.60% |
0.72 |
|
| 2. |
Great Britain |
| |
- number tourists |
89.521 |
43.700 |
69.202 |
110.902 |
123.88% |
| |
- number sleeps |
995.000 |
418.000 |
624.000 |
840.000 |
84.42% |
| |
- incomes in USD (without aviation) |
54.600.000 |
32.800.000 |
43.500.000 |
62.000.000 |
113.55% |
| |
- % from sent tourists abroad |
0.45% |
0.22% |
0.35% |
0.48% |
|
| 3. |
France |
| |
- number tourists |
34.457 |
16.800 |
25.560 |
30.983 |
89.92% |
| 4. |
Russia (USR) |
| |
- number tourists |
471.560 |
65.000 |
120.000 |
99.383 |
21.08% |
| |
- number sleeps |
3.786.000 |
540.000 |
1.120.000 |
680.000 |
17.96% |
| |
- incomes in USD (without aviation) |
125.000.000 |
60.000.000 |
85.000.000 |
64.000.000 |
51.20% |
| |
- % from sent tourists abroad |
18% |
2.5% |
0.99% |
0.70% |
|
| 5. |
Ukraine |
| |
- number tourists |
- |
42 000 |
70.000 |
39.426 |
|
| 6. |
Other countries of UAE |
| |
- number tourists |
- |
12 000 |
20.000 |
12.600 |
|
| |
Total tourists – Russia,
Ukraine, UAE |
471.560 |
119.000 |
212.000 |
151.409 |
32.11% |
PREPARED: Associate professor d-r by economy Tsvetan Tonchev
SOURCES: *National Statistic Institute
*Operative data of tourist complexes and objects and Ministry of Economy
*Operative data of GKPP
*Operative data of Bulgarian Tourist Chamber
Bulgarian
Tourist Pool 
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