Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9061 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria stood at 0.9061.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria peaked at 1.16 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7079, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9531 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7932 | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8048 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9058 | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8767 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7356 | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7079 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8121 | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8694 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8732 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8806 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8953 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8718 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8327 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.853 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.79 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8415 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8205 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.816 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8034 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8143 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9052 | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.87 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8307 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9806 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9061 | -14.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9061 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9061 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8332 | 0.7079 | 0.9531 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8405 | 0.79 | 0.8953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9755 | 0.8143 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9061 | 0.9061 | 0.9061 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More public sector data for Bulgaria
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 361.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria was 0.9061 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2016.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7079 in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.