General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria is 3, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria peaked at 3.64 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.28 | — |
| 1991 | 1.77 | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 1.65 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 1.64 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | -31.9% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.04 | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.01 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4 | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 1.12 | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 1.43 | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 1.69 | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 2.51 | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 2.05 | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 1.67 | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3 | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 2.22 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 3.38 | +52.4% |
| 2011 | 3.36 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.64 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 3.63 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 3.16 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 2.84 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.36 | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 2.79 | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 3 | +7.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 | 1.01 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 | 1.12 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 | 2.36 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria was 3 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 in 2012.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 General public services, 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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About this data
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.