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
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Bulgaria, 1990–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More public sector data for Bulgaria
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- 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 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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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.