Bulgaria vs Serbia: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Bulgaria
0.0923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Serbia
0.0931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
124th
Serbia rank
122nd

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
00.511.5198020022025

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.0931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0008 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 124th and Serbia ranks 122nd of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.451 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2442 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2069 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 0.3023 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3251 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0228 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Serbia
2010s 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Serbia
2020s 0.1164 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or Serbia?
Serbia, at 0.0931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and Serbia?
0.0008 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 124th and Serbia ranks 122nd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Serbia: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/government-spending-vs-gdp-per-unit-of-gdp/bulgaria/serbia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/government-spending-vs-gdp-per-unit-of-gdp/bulgaria/serbia/">Bulgaria vs Serbia: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.