Goods and services expense in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Goods and services expense was 8.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Bulgaria is 8.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Bulgaria peaked at 33.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 121st of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.3% | — |
| 1991 | 28.3% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -55.8% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +149.5% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 6.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 10.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 4 |
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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 goods and services expense in Bulgaria?
- Goods and services expense in Bulgaria was 8.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for goods and services expense?
- Bulgaria ranks 121st out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.