Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Household expenditures for communications in Bulgaria are highest in EU

Photo: EPA/BGNES

EU households spent more than 200 billion US dollars or 1.3% of EU’s GDP on communications in 2018, Eurostat said. This represents 2.3% of total household expenditure. Communications include postal services, telephones and telexes. Households in Bulgaria have the largest share of communications spending - 4.8% of their total expenditures. By this indicator Bulgaria is followed by Greece with 4.4%, Romania with 4.1% and Croatia with 4%. Families in Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Austria spend the less - 1.3 to 1.9% on communications. Expenditures for communications have seen the biggest drop compared to other household expenditures in the EU over the past decade from 2.8 to 2.3%. Communication prices fell the most in Estonia - by 3.8 per cent and the least in Bulgaria - 0.6 per cent, while in Romania they rose by 2.3 per cent.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgarian producers want more farmers' markets

The situation in the country illustrates the urgent need for the state to create conditions for holding more farmers' markets, where farmers can sell their produce directly to consumers. This was stated by the Bulgarian Farmers' Union in connection..

published on 2/20/25 5:31 PM

Cocaine worth over 400 thousand leva seized near Simitli

A specialized police operation by the Directorate of the Bulgarian Anti-Drug and Drug Enforcement Administration (GDBOP) uncovered an organized crime group operating in the Blagoevgrad region , related to the distribution of narcotics.  5 kg of..

published on 2/20/25 5:18 PM
Stanislav Balabanov

Bulgarian Parliament to issue declaration against sending Bulgarian soldiers to Ukraine

Over 70% of Bulgarians are categorically against sending a military contingent to Ukraine. This was stated by Dimitar Ganev from the sociological agency “Trend” in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio. President Radev opposes sending..

published on 2/20/25 1:14 PM