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

Bulgaria: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.7208 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7208
Change on year
down 25.9%
World rank
49th
of 75 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.7208
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bulgaria, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 0.8891999: 0.9752000: 0.9682001: 0.9662002: 0.9692003: 0.9682004: 0.9712005: 0.9592006: 0.9132007: 0.9182008: 0.932009: 0.9412010: 0.9462011: 0.8852012: 0.9412013: 0.962014: 0.9532015: 0.9672016: 0.962017: 0.9562018: 0.9762019: 0.9732020: 0.721

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.7208 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7208, in 2020.

That places Bulgaria 49th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 1
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 0.8893 -11.1%
1999 0.9751 +9.7%
2000 0.9677 -0.8%
2001 0.966 -0.2%
2002 0.9688 +0.3%
2003 0.9682 -0.1%
2004 0.9708 +0.3%
2005 0.9594 -1.2%
2006 0.9126 -4.9%
2007 0.9182 +0.6%
2008 0.9304 +1.3%
2009 0.9415 +1.2%
2010 0.946 +0.5%
2011 0.8851 -6.4%
2012 0.9405 +6.3%
2013 0.9596 +2.0%
2014 0.953 -0.7%
2015 0.9671 +1.5%
2016 0.9603 -0.7%
2017 0.9555 -0.5%
2018 0.9758 +2.1%
2019 0.9727 -0.3%
2020 0.7208 -25.9%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.7208 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.7208 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -25.9% 0.9727 0.7208

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9729 0.8893 1 5
2000s 0.9504 0.9126 0.9708 10
2010s 0.9516 0.8851 0.9758 10
2020s 0.7208 0.7208 0.7208 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 46 Mongolia 0.7389 compare
  2. 47 Canada 0.7339 compare
  3. 48 Lithuania 0.7223 compare
  4. 50 Israel 0.6885 compare
  5. 51 Czechia 0.6644 compare
  6. 52 Türkiye 0.6454 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bulgaria?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bulgaria was 0.7208 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7208 in 2020.
How does Bulgaria rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 Subsidies, 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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Subsidies, 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
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