Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 38.21 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Bulgaria, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 38.21 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Bulgaria peaked at 39.17 Percentage of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.95 Percentage of GDP, in 2011.
Bulgaria ranks 41st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.13 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 36.48 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 35.07 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 35.76 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 34.61 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 34.03 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 32.5 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 33.11 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 33.45 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.77 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 34.55 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 31.95 Percentage of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 32.52 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 35.47 Percentage of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 37.08 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 37.33 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 32.72 Percentage of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 32.03 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 34.33 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 35.87 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 37.81 Percentage of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 38.61 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 37.69 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 37.74 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 39.03 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 39.17 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 38.98 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2027 | 38.34 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2028 | 38.32 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 38.21 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.59 Percentage of GDP | 32.5 Percentage of GDP | 37.13 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.39 Percentage of GDP | 31.95 Percentage of GDP | 37.33 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.39 Percentage of GDP | 37.69 Percentage of GDP | 39.17 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 38 Ecuador 39.72 Percentage of GDP compare
- 39 Vanuatu 38.65 Percentage of GDP compare
- 40 New Zealand 38.36 Percentage of GDP compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 37.39 Percentage of GDP compare
- 43 United States 37.25 Percentage of GDP compare
- 44 Romania 37.18 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,891 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1066 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2,167 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6331 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Bulgaria?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Bulgaria was 38.21 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.17 Percentage of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.95 Percentage of GDP in 2011.
- How does Bulgaria rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.