Expense in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Expense was 35.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expense in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 35.8% for expense in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Bulgaria peaked at 53.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 31st of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 26.2% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 29.6% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 29.8% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.8% | 39.3% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.8871 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 17.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -5.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -6.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 17,110 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 17,780 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 110.07 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Bulgaria?
- Expense in Bulgaria was 35.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for expense?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.