Bulgaria vs Least developed countries: Revenue, excluding grants

Bulgaria
34.4%
in 2024
Least developed countries
14.9%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Least developed countries rank
30th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Least developed countries
1020304050199020072024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 34.4% against 14.9% in Least developed countries, a difference of 19.5%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.3 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Least developed countries ranks 30th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 32.0% 12.9% 19.2% Bulgaria
2010s 32.6% 15.1% 17.4% Bulgaria
2020s 33.6% 17.0% 16.6% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Bulgaria or Least developed countries?
Bulgaria, at 34.4% against 14.9% in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Bulgaria and Least developed countries?
19.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Least developed countries?
13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Least developed countries rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Least developed countries ranks 30th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.