Bulgaria vs China: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's

Bulgaria
3
in 2020
China
2.89
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
3rd
China rank
4th

General public services, Ratio of this level of government's over time

  • Bulgaria
  • China
1234199020052020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3 against 2.89 in China, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 60 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
2000s 2.12 2.34 0.2189 China
2010s 3.12 3.13 0.0182 China
2020s 3 2.89 0.105 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general public services, ratio of this level of government's, Bulgaria or China?
Bulgaria, at 3 against 2.89 in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in general public services, ratio of this level of government's between Bulgaria and China?
0.11, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs China: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/general-public-services-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to/bulgaria/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/general-public-services-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to/bulgaria/china/">Bulgaria vs China: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.