Bulgaria vs Greece: Goods and services expense

Bulgaria
8.1%
in 2023
Greece
8.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
121st
Greece rank
120th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
10203040197219972023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 8.2% against 8.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 121st and Greece ranks 120th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 15.1% 18.9% 3.8% Greece
2000s 14.7% 11.3% 3.4% Bulgaria
2010s 9.4% 7.5% 1.9% Bulgaria
2020s 8.3% 7.6% 0.7% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 8.2% against 8.1% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.1%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for goods and services expense?
Bulgaria ranks 121st and Greece ranks 120th 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.