Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.4361 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4361
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
36th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6219
in 2004
All-time low
0.2399
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Bulgaria, 1990–2020

00.20.40.61990200520201990: 0.241991: 0.2931992: 0.2881993: 0.3111994: 0.3041995: 0.2951996: 0.2791997: 0.4271998: 0.5131999: 0.3092000: 0.4072001: 0.472002: 0.5422003: 0.5482004: 0.6222005: 0.622006: 0.5242007: 0.5462008: 0.4912009: 0.4612010: 0.5032011: 0.4512012: 0.4542013: 0.4292014: 0.4222015: 0.4312016: 0.4452017: 0.3832018: 0.3752019: 0.4112020: 0.436

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.4361 for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Bulgaria peaked at 0.6219 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2399, in 1990.

Bulgaria ranks 36th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 0.2399
1991 0.2935 +22.3%
1992 0.288 -1.9%
1993 0.3108 +7.9%
1994 0.3042 -2.1%
1995 0.2946 -3.1%
1996 0.2786 -5.4%
1997 0.4275 +53.5%
1998 0.513 +20.0%
1999 0.3094 -39.7%
2000 0.4067 +31.5%
2001 0.4702 +15.6%
2002 0.5415 +15.2%
2003 0.5479 +1.2%
2004 0.6219 +13.5%
2005 0.6195 -0.4%
2006 0.5242 -15.4%
2007 0.5462 +4.2%
2008 0.4909 -10.1%
2009 0.4612 -6.1%
2010 0.5028 +9.0%
2011 0.4508 -10.3%
2012 0.4535 +0.6%
2013 0.4291 -5.4%
2014 0.422 -1.6%
2015 0.4309 +2.1%
2016 0.4445 +3.2%
2017 0.3832 -13.8%
2018 0.3748 -2.2%
2019 0.411 +9.7%
2020 0.4361 +6.1%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.4361 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.4361 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3259 0.2399 0.513 10
2000s 0.523 0.4067 0.6219 10
2010s 0.4303 0.3748 0.5028 10
2020s 0.4361 0.4361 0.4361 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 33 Estonia 0.4934 compare
  2. 34 Finland 0.4692 compare
  3. 35 Czechia 0.4471 compare
  4. 37 Slovakia 0.4051 compare
  5. 38 Lithuania 0.3861 compare
  6. 39 Romania 0.3788 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Bulgaria?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Bulgaria was 0.4361 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.6219 in 2004.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2399 in 1990.
How does Bulgaria rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Health, 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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Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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