Bulgaria — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1929–2030 · 54 observations

About this series

The general 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.

Bulgaria's general government deficit reading was −3.5% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −3% of GDP in 2024 was −0.5 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2020–2030

PeriodValue
2030-2.8 % of GDP
2029-2.79 % of GDP
2028-2.94 % of GDP
2027-3.19 % of GDP
2026-3.05 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2020
2025-3.5 % of GDP
2024-3 % of GDP
2023-2 % of GDP
2022-2.9 % of GDP
2021-4 % of GDP
2020-3.8 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.