Bulgaria — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1887–2025 · 96 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Bulgaria, the central government expenditure reading stood at 31.5% of GDP in 2025. Against 29.2% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +2.3 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 27.9% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2006–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 29.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 29 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 31.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 30.2 % of GDP |
15 earlier values, back to 2006
| 2020 | 29 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 24.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 24.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 25.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 27.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 30.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 27 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 25.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 26.8 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 29.1 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 27.6 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 24 % of GDP |