Bulgaria — Government consumption (% of GDP)

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

The government consumption reading for Bulgaria was 19.1% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 19.4% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.33 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 17.8% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2016–2027

PeriodValue
202718.9 % of GDP
202618.8 % of GDP
202519.1 % of GDP
202419.4 % of GDP
202318.4 % of GDP
7 earlier values, back to 2016
202218.3 % of GDP
202118.9 % of GDP
202019.3 % of GDP
201916.8 % of GDP
201816.4 % of GDP
201715.6 % of GDP
201615.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.