Bulgaria vs Portugal: Compensation of employees, Transactions
Compensation of employees, Transactions over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 32.61 billion against 14.44 billion in Bulgaria, a difference of 18.17 billion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.3 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 billion | 15.90 billion | 14.60 billion | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.24 billion | 21.62 billion | 19.37 billion | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.36 billion | 21.64 billion | 17.28 billion | Portugal |
| 2020s | 9.91 billion | 27.62 billion | 17.70 billion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 32.61 billion against 14.44 billion in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 18.17 billion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 25th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.