General government final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: General government final consumption expenditure was 20.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 20.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 20.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.7% | — |
| 1981 | 14.7% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 15.1% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +51.1% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 13.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 12.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.3% | 20.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 47 Slovenia 21.2% compare
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.2% compare
- 49 New Zealand 21.1% compare
- 51 Hungary 20.8% compare
- 52 Burundi 20.6% compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 20.6% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.3239 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4501 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 9,150 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2013 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Bulgaria was 20.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.