Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
down 85.2%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2022
All-time low
2.1%
in 2024
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Bulgaria, 2016–2024

010203040502016202020242016: 12.5 %2017: 6.8 %2018: 6.7 %2019: 6.6 %2020: 5.6 %2021: 7.1 %2022: 48.9 %2023: 14.1 %2024: 2.1 %

Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 2.1% for share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 85.2% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Bulgaria peaked at 48.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.

That places Bulgaria 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.1% 6.6% 12.5% 4
2020s 15.6% 2.1% 48.9% 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 27 Portugal 4.0% compare
  2. 28 Estonia 3.0% compare
  3. 29 Sweden 2.7% compare
  4. 31 New Zealand 1.7% compare
  5. 32 Slovakia 0.6% compare
  6. 33 Hungary 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Bulgaria?
Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Bulgaria was 2.1% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries?
Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries
Unit
%
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
36 places, 470 data points, 2010–2024
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Official development assistance component that represents refugees in donor countries, expressed as a percentage of ODA. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.