Goods and services expense in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Goods and services expense was 2.84 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goods and services expense in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More public sector data for Bulgaria
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Tax revenue 20.7% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 18.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 41.5% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.8% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.6% (2024)
- Interest payments 1.4% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 23.4% (1994)
- Interest payments 1.3% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2024)
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
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.