Bulgaria vs Finland: Overall primary balance, Transactions

Bulgaria
-657.01 million
in 2025
Finland
-2.91 billion
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Finland rank
25th

Overall primary balance, Transactions over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Finland
-10.0B-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B199920122025

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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Indicator
Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.