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Bulgaria — Government consumption

millions of EUR · Annual · 1970–2027 · 58 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

The government consumption reading for Bulgaria was 12.35B EUR in 2025. The previous reading was 10.58B EUR in 2024; the period change was +16.7%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 7.09B EUR, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 20.8% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2016–2027

PeriodValue
202713.94B EUR
202613.26B EUR
202512.35B EUR
202410.58B EUR
20238.92B EUR
7 earlier values, back to 2016
20228.05B EUR
20216.89B EUR
20206.11B EUR
20195.26B EUR
20184.72B EUR
20174.18B EUR
20163.89B EUR
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.