Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) was 2.11 Percentage of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Bulgaria, 2005–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Bulgaria stood at 2.11 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Bulgaria peaked at 2.45 Percentage of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.901 Percentage of GDP, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 16th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.96 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.926 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.901 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.11 Percentage of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 1.46 Percentage of GDP | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 1.43 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.31 Percentage of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1 Percentage of GDP | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 2.34 Percentage of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 2.45 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.31 Percentage of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.2 Percentage of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.16 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.14 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.07 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.13 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.11 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.11 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.11 Percentage of GDP, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.11 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.32 Percentage of GDP, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +60.0% | 1.31 Percentage of GDP | 2.1 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 Percentage of GDP | 0.901 Percentage of GDP | 1.46 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.05 Percentage of GDP | 1.31 Percentage of GDP | 2.45 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 Percentage of GDP | 2.11 Percentage of GDP | 2.13 Percentage of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Bulgaria?
- Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Bulgaria was 2.11 Percentage of GDP in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.901 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. 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 Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.