Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure was 1.23 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.23
Change on year
up 105.0%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.23
in 2025
All-time low
0.53
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria, 2000–2025

00.250.50.7511.22000201220252000: 0.942001: 0.782002: 0.892003: 0.852004: 0.832005: 0.772006: 0.822007: 0.652008: 0.792009: 0.82010: 0.722011: 0.692012: 0.72013: 0.652014: 0.572015: 0.592016: 0.572017: 0.62018: 0.552019: 0.612020: 0.572021: 0.562022: 0.532023: 0.582024: 0.62025: 1.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 1.23 for share of gbard in total general government expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.0% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gbard in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 1.23 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 2022.

That places Bulgaria 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 0.94
2001 0.78 -17.0%
2002 0.89 +14.1%
2003 0.85 -4.5%
2004 0.83 -2.4%
2005 0.77 -7.2%
2006 0.82 +6.5%
2007 0.65 -20.7%
2008 0.79 +21.5%
2009 0.8 +1.3%
2010 0.72 -10.0%
2011 0.69 -4.2%
2012 0.7 +1.4%
2013 0.65 -7.1%
2014 0.57 -12.3%
2015 0.59 +3.5%
2016 0.57 -3.4%
2017 0.6 +5.3%
2018 0.55 -8.3%
2019 0.61 +10.9%
2020 0.57 -6.6%
2021 0.56 -1.8%
2022 0.53 -5.4%
2023 0.58 +9.4%
2024 0.6 +3.4%
2025 1.23 +105.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.812 0.65 0.94 10
2010s 0.625 0.55 0.72 10
2020s 0.6783 0.53 1.23 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 16 Luxembourg 1.42 compare
  2. 17 Croatia 1.4 compare
  3. 18 United Kingdom 1.34 compare
  4. 20 Spain 1.21 compare
  5. 21 Czechia 1.17 compare
  6. 22 Belgium 1.16 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gbard in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria?
Share of gbard in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria was 1.23 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest share of gbard in total general government expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 2025.
What is the lowest share of gbard in total general government expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 2022.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of gbard in total general government expenditure?
Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of gbard in total general government expenditure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
39 places, 1,083 data points, 1980–2025
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