Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of government expenditure.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.2% 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 1.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 27th out of 47 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
| Year | Percentage of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +105.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +105.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 25 United Kingdom 1.3% compare
- 25 United Kingdom 1.3% compare
- 28 Spain 1.2% compare
- 29 Czechia 1.2% compare
- 30 Belgium 1.2% compare
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
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 1.2% 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 1.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of gbard in total general government expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of gbard in total general government expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 47 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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