Bulgaria vs Colombia: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
36.7%
in 2024
Colombia
34.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
55th
Colombia rank
57th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Colombia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 36.7% against 34.6% in Colombia, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 55th and Colombia ranks 57th of 151 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 14.3% | 5.5% | 8.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 14.7% | 5.2% | 9.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 15.9% | 5.4% | 10.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 16.4% | 21.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 27.9% | 6.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 30.9% | 3.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 34.4% | 3.1% | 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, Bulgaria or Colombia?
- Bulgaria, at 36.7% against 34.6% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 2.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th and Colombia ranks 57th 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.