Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Azerbaijan
33.9%
in 2024
Bulgaria
36.7%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
58th
Bulgaria rank
55th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 36.7% against 33.9% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 58th and Bulgaria ranks 55th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 37.8% | 18.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 34.6% | 10.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 34.4% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 37.5% | 4.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Azerbaijan or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 36.7% against 33.9% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?
- 2.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bulgaria rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Azerbaijan ranks 58th and Bulgaria ranks 55th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.