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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- Annual data, 1924–2025
- Quarterly data, 2014–2026
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Latest observations
2015–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2019 | 2.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 1.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 1.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 0.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.9 % of GDP |