Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.1752 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.1752 for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4634 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0222, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0579 | — |
| 1996 | 0.05 | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0921 | +84.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1139 | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1375 | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2239 | +62.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2255 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2485 | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2478 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0222 | -91.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1708 | +667.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3125 | +83.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3435 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1749 | -49.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4634 | +165.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1522 | -67.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1561 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1608 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2744 | +70.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1535 | -44.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1703 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1775 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1752 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1885 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2011 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1752 | -12.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.1752 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.357, 49% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.1752 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3794, 46% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +667.8% | 0.0222 | 0.1708 |
| 2009 | +165.0% | 0.1749 | 0.4634 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0903 | 0.05 | 0.1375 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2433 | 0.0222 | 0.4634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.181 | 0.1522 | 0.2744 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1752 | 0.1752 | 0.1752 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria?
- Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria was 0.1752 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4634 in 2009.
- What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0222 in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Environmental protection, 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.