Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.3436 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Bulgaria, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Bulgaria is 0.3436, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4566 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1903, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 45th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2791 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3067 | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2716 | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2751 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3317 | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1998 | -39.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1903 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2866 | +50.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3784 | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3944 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4518 | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4268 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3881 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4345 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4221 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4205 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4385 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4566 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4408 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4446 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3951 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3934 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3773 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3824 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3938 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3642 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3712 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3456 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3198 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3312 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3436 | +3.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.3436 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 58% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.3436 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 47% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +50.6% | 0.1903 | 0.2866 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2914 | 0.1903 | 0.3944 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4324 | 0.3881 | 0.4566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3674 | 0.3198 | 0.3951 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3436 | 0.3436 | 0.3436 | 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 education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Bulgaria?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Bulgaria was 0.3436 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4566 in 2007.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1903 in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Education, 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.