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
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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. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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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 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
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