Bulgaria vs Ireland: Subsidies payable, Transactions
Subsidies payable, Transactions over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.55 billion against 2.32 billion in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.23 billion.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ireland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Ireland ranks 23rd 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 | 246.53 million | 1.86 billion | 1.62 billion | Ireland |
| 2010s | 709.52 million | 2.08 billion | 1.37 billion | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.70 billion | 4.63 billion | 1.93 billion | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies payable, transactions, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 3.55 billion against 2.32 billion in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subsidies payable, transactions between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 1.23 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 subsidies payable, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Ireland ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Subsidies payable, 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.