Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -35.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Bulgaria is -35.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at -29.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -39.3%, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -34.0% | — |
| 2001 | -33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | -33.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | -34.9% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | -34.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | -31.4% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | -29.6% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | -32.8% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | -31.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | -33.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | -31.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | -29.8% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | -30.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | -32.9% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | -37.9% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | -34.3% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | -32.0% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | -32.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | -33.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | -33.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -36.5% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | -37.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | -39.3% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | -35.8% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -33.0% | -34.9% | -29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -32.8% | -37.9% | -29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -37.3% | -39.3% | -35.8% | 4 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10,549 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 67.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.583 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 11,851 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 18.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7932 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Bulgaria was -35.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was -29.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.3% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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