
Bulgaria: Government spending, in dollars
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| Bulgaria |
Government spending, billion USD |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 27.23 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2025 |
| Average | 6.90 |
| Min - Max | 1.37 - 27.23 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 27.23 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 22.39 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 81.86 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for Bulgaria from 1980 to 2025 is 6.9 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.37 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1997 while the maximum of 27.23 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025.
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| Recent values | Bulgaria: Government spending, in dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.23 |
| 2024 | 22.39 |
| 2023 | 18.86 |
| 2022 | 16.54 |
| 2021 | 15.94 |
| 2020 | 13.62 |
| 2019 | 11.51 |
| 2018 | 10.89 |
Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 20.82 | 2025 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 27.23 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -3.04 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -2.79 | 2024 | percent |
| Government expenditure | 6.34 | Q2/2026 | billion |
| Long-term interest rate | 4.09 | 7/2026 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 20.67 | 2024 | percent |
| Taxes on goods and services | 41.55 | 2024 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 0.03 | 2024 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 18.44 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 618.37 | 2004 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 24.08 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt held by non-residents | 44.04 | 2024 | percent |
| Sovereign debt average maturity | 8.21 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 1.62 | 2024 | percent |