Goods and services expense in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Goods and services expense was 2.84 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.84 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
121st
of 155 countries
All-time high
2.84 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
4.14 million current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Goods and services expense in Bulgaria, 1990–2024

01.0B2.0B3.0B1990200720241990: 4.1M current LCU1991: 7.7M current LCU1992: 9.7M current LCU1993: 12.6M current LCU1994: 21.6M current LCU1995: 14.8M current LCU1996: 21.8M current LCU1997: 387.9M current LCU1998: 574.2M current LCU1999: 623.2M current LCU2000: 771.9M current LCU2001: 788.2M current LCU2002: 949.1M current LCU2003: 1.0B current LCU2004: 1.1B current LCU2005: 1.2B current LCU2006: 1.2B current LCU2007: 1.5B current LCU2008: 1.6B current LCU2009: 1.3B current LCU2010: 1.3B current LCU2011: 1.3B current LCU2012: 1.4B current LCU2013: 1.4B current LCU2014: 1.4B current LCU2015: 1.6B current LCU2016: 1.4B current LCU2017: 1.4B current LCU2018: 1.7B current LCU2019: 1.6B current LCU2020: 2.0B current LCU2021: 2.2B current LCU2022: 2.8B current LCU2023: 2.7B current LCU2024: 2.8B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, goods and services expense in Bulgaria stood at 2.84 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 104.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Bulgaria peaked at 2.84 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.14 million current LCU, in 1990.

Bulgaria ranks 121st of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 167.77 million current LCU 4.14 million current LCU 623.16 million current LCU 10
2000s 1.15 billion current LCU 771.95 million current LCU 1.59 billion current LCU 10
2010s 1.44 billion current LCU 1.29 billion current LCU 1.67 billion current LCU 10
2020s 2.50 billion current LCU 1.96 billion current LCU 2.84 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 118 Georgia 3.18 billion current LCU compare
  2. 119 Tajikistan 3.15 billion current LCU compare
  3. 120 Slovenia 3.09 billion current LCU compare
  4. 122 Eswatini 2.81 billion current LCU compare
  5. 123 Luxembourg 2.74 billion current LCU compare
  6. 124 Lesotho 2.38 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Bulgaria?
Goods and services expense in Bulgaria was 2.84 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 2.84 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 4.14 million current LCU in 1990.
How does Bulgaria rank for goods and services expense?
Bulgaria ranks 121st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.