Public Sector in Bulgaria 229 indicators covering public sector for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 1.04 2020 down 14.9% 4th Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.9518 2020 down 1.6% 51st Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's 0.6176 2020 up 6.0% 38th Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's 0.6419 2020 down 6.6% 37th Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue 0 2020 — 52nd Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's 0.9897 2020 up 0.2% 30th Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.0674 2020 down 12.0% 66th Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from 0 2020 — 53rd Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure 0.7208 2020 down 23.8% 49th Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item 1 2020 unchanged 1st Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue 1 2020 unchanged 3rd Other taxes, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this 0.0041 2020 down 94.5% 58th Size of public procurement - government at a glance indicators, 2025 10.28 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 20.7% 26th Other revenue, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this 0.3322 1994 — 58th Revenue decentralization, Percent 0.5615 1994 — 51st Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item 0.4361 2020 down 13.3% 36th Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this 0.3436 2020 down 13.0% 45th General public services, Ratio of this level of government's 3 2020 down 11.4% 3rd Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.9061 2020 up 11.3% 16th Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.1191 2020 up 21.6% 55th Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's 0.8708 2020 up 49.1% 7th Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's 0.9923 2020 up 2.5% 13th Housing and community amenities, Ratio of this level of government's 0.0687 2020 down 60.3% 46th Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item 0.9522 2020 down 3.7% 54th Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's 0.1752 2020 up 15.1% 48th Deficit, Percent of own spending -0.383 1994 — 47th Transfer dependency method 2, Ratio of net transfers to own revenue -0.2843 1994 — 38th Bibliometric indicators, by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 284.57 Scientific publications 2024 up 110.1% 43rd Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending -0.2451 1994 — 34th Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent 0.1379 1994 — 21st Expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general) 0.5826 1994 — 35th Consumption of fixed capital (CFC), Ratio of this level of 0.6245 2020 up 57.9% 18th Countries with national statistical plans with funding from Government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Size of public procurement - Government at a glance indicators, 2023 11.19 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 5.8% 24th Net official development assistance (ODA) from OECD-DAC countries, by 125.12 2025 up 76.1% 42nd Net official development assistance (ODA) to small island states 1.26 2024 down 40.6% 40th Net official development assistance (ODA) to landlocked developing 12.38 2024 up 7.5% 42nd Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC 17.82 2024 up 8.2% 38th Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's 1 2020 unchanged 2nd Asset-backed pensions - main database — Net technical provisions 14.9 Percentage change 2024 down 25.1% 2nd Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of 0.0% 2024 down 18.3% 30th Net official development assistance (ODA) to landlocked developing 0.0% 2024 down 19.0% 36th Number of local governments 265 2023 unchanged 24th Net official development assistance (ODA) to small island states 0.0% 2024 down 57.7% 38th Number of local governments that adopt and implement local DRR 146 2023 — 21st Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional 5 2026 up 25.0% 1st Official development assistance (ODA) from OECD-DAC countries on 125.12 2025 up 26.4% 41st Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC 0.1% 2025 up 5.8% 41st Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC 0.1% 2017 up 28.2% 39th ← Previous Page 4 of 4