Bulgaria — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1924–2025 · 55 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The central government deficit reading for Bulgaria was −7.25B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was −5.31B LCU in 2024; the period change was −1.94B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.3% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2015–2025

PeriodValue
2025-7.25B LCU
2024-5.31B LCU
2023-3.52B LCU
2022-4.71B LCU
2021-6.42B LCU
6 earlier values, back to 2015
2020-5.09B LCU
20192.52B LCU
20181.65B LCU
20171.54B LCU
2016190.70M LCU
2015-806.14M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.