Bulgaria vs Romania: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Bulgaria
38.21 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Romania
37.18 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Bulgaria rank
41st
Romania rank
44th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 38.21 Percentage of GDP against 37.18 Percentage of GDP in Romania, a difference of 1.03 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 41st and Romania ranks 44th of 166 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 34.59 Percentage of GDP 33.81 Percentage of GDP 0.7868 Percentage of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 34.39 Percentage of GDP 33.58 Percentage of GDP 0.8019 Percentage of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 38.39 Percentage of GDP 37.48 Percentage of GDP 0.9121 Percentage of GDP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Bulgaria or Romania?
Bulgaria, at 38.21 Percentage of GDP against 37.18 Percentage of GDP in Romania as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Bulgaria and Romania?
1.03 Percentage of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Romania ranks 44th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.