Bulgaria — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1887–2030 · 101 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Bulgaria, the combined government expenditure reading was 41.7% of GDP in 2025, compared with 39.2% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +2.5 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 38.7% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1887–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1999–2026
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Latest observations

2010–2030

PeriodValue
203038.2 % of GDP
202938.7 % of GDP
202839.2 % of GDP
202739.9 % of GDP
202640.8 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202541.7 % of GDP
202439.2 % of GDP
202338.9 % of GDP
202241.3 % of GDP
202141.5 % of GDP
202041.4 % of GDP
201936.5 % of GDP
201837.1 % of GDP
201734.8 % of GDP
201634.8 % of GDP
201540.4 % of GDP
201443.2 % of GDP
201337.8 % of GDP
201234.3 % of GDP
201133.7 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2010, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.