Bulgaria: Medical tourism profile

Overview

Inbound medical tourism 2019	47,500
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Tourists 2019	9.3 million
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Population 2021	6.9 million
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The state healthcare system is improving but patchy, while private care is much better. Facilities in most Bulgarian hospitals are basic and old-fashioned.

Overview

Inbound

Outbound

Environment

Inbound

Medical tourism numbers in

For 2016 the number of medical tourists to Bulgaria was 47,500, according to the ministry of tourism. According to a 2018 EU report, the number of medical tourists (ONLY those under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare rules) for 2016 was 686

Outbound

Medical tourism numbers out

A few thousand go overseas. According to a 2018 EU report, the number of medical tourists (ONLY those under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare rules) for 2016 was five.