Bulgaria vs Portugal: Subsidies payable, Transactions
Subsidies payable, Transactions over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.32 billion against 1.72 billion in Portugal, a difference of 601.50 million.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 28th of 35 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 197.06 million | 1.62 billion | 1.42 billion | Portugal |
| 2000s | 226.26 million | 1.45 billion | 1.22 billion | Portugal |
| 2010s | 709.52 million | 995.01 million | 285.49 million | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.70 billion | 2.72 billion | 14.63 million | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies payable, transactions, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 2.32 billion against 1.72 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subsidies payable, transactions between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 601.50 million, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for subsidies payable, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 28th 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.