Bulgaria: Budget balance forecast

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 Bulgaria

Budget balance forecast, percent of GDP

 Latest value -3.25
 Year 2028
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2028
 Average -0.91
 Min - Max -3.51 - 3.09
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2028 is -3.25 percent, a decline from -3.22 percent in 2027. In comparison, the world average is -2.10 percent, based on data from 82 countries. Historically, the average for Bulgaria from 2000 to 2028 is -0.91 percent. The minimum value, -3.51 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 3.09 percent was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Bulgaria - Budget balance forecast - Recent values chart

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Bulgaria - Budget balance forecast - historical chart - 2000-2028




Definition: The structural budget balance refers to the general government cyclically adjusted balance adjusted for nonstructural elements beyond the economic cycle. These include temporary financial sector and asset price movements as well as one-off, or temporary, revenue or expenditure items. The cyclically adjusted balance is the fiscal balance adjusted for the effects of the economic cycle. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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