Albania vs Bulgaria: Goods and services expense

Albania
8.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria
8.1%
in 2023
Albania rank
119th
Bulgaria rank
121st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
102030199020062023

How they compare

Albania currently reports 8.7% against 8.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 119th and Bulgaria ranks 121st of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 12.3% 9.4% 2.9% Albania
2000s 12.6% 16.0% 3.4% Bulgaria
2010s 9.0% 9.3% 0.4% Bulgaria
2020s 8.8% 8.3% 0.5% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Albania or Bulgaria?
Albania, at 8.7% against 8.1% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Albania and Bulgaria?
0.6%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for goods and services expense?
Albania ranks 119th and Bulgaria ranks 121st of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.