Bulgaria vs Greece: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of

Bulgaria
11,881 National currency
in 2024
Greece
24,529 National currency
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
28th
Greece rank
27th

Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
010.0k20.0k30.0k199520092024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 24,529 National currency against 11,881 National currency in Bulgaria, a difference of 12,648 National currency.

That makes Greece's figure about 2.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Greece ranks 27th of 29 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 638.76 National currency 11,562 National currency 10,924 National currency Greece
2000s 2,242 National currency 22,102 National currency 19,860 National currency Greece
2010s 4,358 National currency 23,058 National currency 18,700 National currency Greece
2020s 9,009 National currency 23,125 National currency 14,116 National currency Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 24,529 National currency against 11,881 National currency in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of between Bulgaria and Greece?
12,648 National currency, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Greece ranks 27th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 1,137 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org