Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.1191 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria is 0.1191, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2049 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.0704, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 55th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0704 | — |
| 1991 | 0.095 | -234.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0954 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1161 | +21.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0961 | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1593 | +65.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2049 | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1449 | -29.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0926 | -36.1% |
| 1999 | 0.053 | -42.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0556 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0412 | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0818 | +98.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1375 | +68.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0824 | -40.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0862 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1376 | +59.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1234 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1224 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1041 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.098 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0979 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0976 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0943 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1237 | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1084 | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1021 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1042 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1002 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1153 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1191 | +3.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.1191 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 30% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.1191 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +234.9% | -0.0704 | 0.095 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0987 | -0.0704 | 0.2049 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0972 | 0.0412 | 0.1376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1042 | 0.0943 | 0.1237 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1191 | 0.1191 | 0.1191 | 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 social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bulgaria was 0.1191 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2049 in 1996.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0704 in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 Social protection, 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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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.