Expense, Transactions in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Expense, Transactions was 45.87 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
45.87 billion
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
45.87 billion
in 2025
All-time low
5.46 billion
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Expense, Transactions in Bulgaria, 1999–2025

10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B1999201220251999: 5.5B2000: 6.2B2001: 6.4B2002: 6.8B2003: 7.2B2004: 7.9B2005: 8.7B2006: 8.9B2007: 11.5B2008: 12.8B2009: 14.0B2010: 13.2B2011: 13.8B2012: 14.3B2013: 15.3B2014: 17.5B2015: 16.8B2016: 17.0B2017: 18.6B2018: 20.6B2019: 21.9B2020: 25.2B2021: 29.4B2022: 35.0B2023: 35.5B2024: 40.3B2025: 45.9B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for expense, transactions in Bulgaria is 45.87 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 172.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense, transactions in Bulgaria peaked at 45.87 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.46 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.46 billion 5.46 billion 5.46 billion 1
2000s 9.04 billion 6.21 billion 13.98 billion 10
2010s 16.90 billion 13.22 billion 21.86 billion 10
2020s 35.24 billion 25.20 billion 45.87 billion 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 25 Ireland 124.32 billion compare
  2. 26 Greece 112.31 billion compare
  3. 27 Slovakia 63.13 billion compare
  4. 29 Luxembourg 41.56 billion compare
  5. 30 Lithuania 33.46 billion compare
  6. 31 Slovenia 33.02 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense, transactions in Bulgaria?
Expense, transactions in Bulgaria was 45.87 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest expense, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 45.87 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest expense, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 5.46 billion in 1999.
How does Bulgaria rank for expense, transactions?
Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is expense, transactions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 172.6%. 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 Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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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.