Bulgaria vs Finland: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Bulgaria
- Finland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -657.01 million against -2.91 billion in Finland, a difference of 2.25 billion.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 320.61 million | 6.84 billion | 6.52 billion | Finland |
| 2000s | 742.08 million | 9.22 billion | 8.47 billion | Finland |
| 2010s | 551.40 million | 73.10 million | 478.30 million | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -1.41 billion | -3.80 billion | 2.39 billion | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Bulgaria or Finland?
- Bulgaria, at -657.01 million against -2.91 billion in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Bulgaria and Finland?
- 2.25 billion, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 25th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary balance, 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.