Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.1169 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.1169
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
39th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.2703
in 2022
All-time low
0.0803
in 2012
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Bulgaria, 2010–2025

0.10.150.20.252010201720252010: 0.0872011: 0.0932012: 0.082013: 0.0972014: 0.092015: 0.0862016: 0.1342017: 0.1122018: 0.112019: 0.0952020: 0.1292021: 0.1212022: 0.272023: 0.1742024: 0.1352025: 0.117

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign aid given as a share of national income in Bulgaria is 0.1169, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2703 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0803, in 2012.

Bulgaria ranks 39th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Bulgaria, 2010 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2010 0.0871
2011 0.0929 +6.6%
2012 0.0803 -13.5%
2013 0.0971 +20.9%
2014 0.0901 -7.2%
2015 0.0859 -4.7%
2016 0.1344 +56.5%
2017 0.1116 -17.0%
2018 0.1104 -1.1%
2019 0.0954 -13.6%
2020 0.1289 +35.1%
2021 0.1208 -6.3%
2022 0.2703 +123.8%
2023 0.1743 -35.5%
2024 0.135 -22.6%
2025 0.1169 -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0985 0.0803 0.1344 10
2020s 0.1577 0.1169 0.2703 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 36 Romania 0.1355 compare
  2. 37 Slovakia 0.1329 compare
  3. 38 Greece 0.1298 compare
  4. 40 Czechia 0.116 compare
  5. 41 Kuwait 0.1125 compare
  6. 42 United States of America 0.094 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Bulgaria?
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Bulgaria was 0.1169 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2703 in 2022.
What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0803 in 2012.
How does Bulgaria rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given as a share of national income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,879 data points, 1960–2025
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