Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9518 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9518
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
51st
of 80 countries
All-time high
1
in 1990
All-time low
0.9494
in 2011
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria, 1990–2020

00.20.40.60.811990200520201990: 11991: 11992: 11993: 0.9951994: 0.9981995: 0.9981996: 0.9981997: 11998: 0.9981999: 0.9972000: 0.9912001: 0.9912002: 0.9852003: 0.9972004: 0.9972005: 0.9922006: 0.9932007: 0.9892008: 0.9772009: 0.9692010: 0.9682011: 0.9492012: 0.962013: 0.962014: 0.9612015: 0.9672016: 0.9632017: 0.9632018: 0.9642019: 0.9532020: 0.952

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria stood at 0.9518.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9494, in 2011.

Bulgaria ranks 51st of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, 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 1
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 0.9947 -0.5%
1994 0.9982 +0.4%
1995 0.998 -0.0%
1996 0.9976 -0.0%
1997 0.9997 +0.2%
1998 0.9979 -0.2%
1999 0.9975 -0.0%
2000 0.9906 -0.7%
2001 0.9912 +0.1%
2002 0.9847 -0.7%
2003 0.9966 +1.2%
2004 0.9968 +0.0%
2005 0.992 -0.5%
2006 0.9931 +0.1%
2007 0.9893 -0.4%
2008 0.9768 -1.3%
2009 0.9688 -0.8%
2010 0.9676 -0.1%
2011 0.9494 -1.9%
2012 0.9595 +1.1%
2013 0.96 +0.0%
2014 0.9606 +0.1%
2015 0.9667 +0.6%
2016 0.9635 -0.3%
2017 0.9633 -0.0%
2018 0.9636 +0.0%
2019 0.9528 -1.1%
2020 0.9518 -0.1%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.9518 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.9518 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9984 0.9947 1 10
2000s 0.988 0.9688 0.9968 10
2010s 0.9607 0.9494 0.9676 10
2020s 0.9518 0.9518 0.9518 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 48 South Africa 0.9573 compare
  2. 49 Korea 0.957 compare
  3. 50 Mexico 0.9553 compare
  4. 52 Mongolia 0.9518 compare
  5. 53 Austria 0.9374 compare
  6. 54 Belarus 0.9367 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria was 0.9518 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9494 in 2011.
How does Bulgaria rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Bulgaria ranks 51st out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, 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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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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