Expenditure, Transactions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Expenditure, Transactions was 48.37 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Expenditure, Transactions in Bulgaria, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure, transactions in Bulgaria is 48.37 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and up 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, transactions in Bulgaria peaked at 48.37 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.31 billion, in 1999.
Bulgaria ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Expenditure, Transactions in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.31 billion | — |
| 2000 | 6.18 billion | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 6.44 billion | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 6.81 billion | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 7.23 billion | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 7.97 billion | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 8.83 billion | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 9.23 billion | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 12.24 billion | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 13.80 billion | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 14.70 billion | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 13.83 billion | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 13.98 billion | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 14.48 billion | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 15.88 billion | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 18.57 billion | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 18.49 billion | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.95 billion | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 18.27 billion | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 20.77 billion | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 22.34 billion | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 25.60 billion | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 29.63 billion | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 35.54 billion | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 36.72 billion | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 41.06 billion | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 48.37 billion | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.31 billion | 5.31 billion | 5.31 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.34 billion | 6.18 billion | 14.70 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.36 billion | 13.83 billion | 22.34 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.15 billion | 25.60 billion | 48.37 billion | 6 |
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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 expenditure, transactions in Bulgaria?
- Expenditure, transactions in Bulgaria was 48.37 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.37 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest expenditure, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 billion in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for expenditure, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure, transactions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.