Bulgaria — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Bulgaria, the central government deficit reading stood at −3.3% of GDP in 2025. Against −2.6% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.7 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −1.41% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2025

PeriodValue
2025-3.3 % of GDP
2024-2.6 % of GDP
2023-1.9 % of GDP
2022-2.8 % of GDP
2021-4.6 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2015
2020-4.2 % of GDP
20192.1 % of GDP
20181.5 % of GDP
20171.5 % of GDP
20160.2 % of GDP
2015-0.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.