Bulgaria vs Ireland: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 43.39 billion against 17.70 billion in Bulgaria, a difference of 25.69 billion.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.5 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 26th of 35 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.15 billion | 19.48 billion | 16.32 billion | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.31 billion | 28.45 billion | 22.14 billion | Ireland |
| 2020s | 13.19 billion | 39.57 billion | 26.38 billion | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 43.39 billion against 17.70 billion in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 25.69 billion, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 26th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, 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.