Bulgaria (2025)
20.8
% of GDP (current prices)
+1pp YoY
YoY Change
+1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Bulgaria Government Consumption (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP (current prices) YoY Change
2025 20.8 +1pp
2024 19.8 +1.3pp
2023 18.5 +0.2pp
2022 18.3 -0.6pp
2021 18.9 -0.4pp
2020 19.3 +2.5pp
2019 16.8 +0.3pp
2018 16.5 +0.9pp
2017 15.6 unchanged
2016 15.6 -0.5pp
2015 16.1 -0.7pp
2014 16.8 -0.3pp
2013 17.1 +1.3pp
2012 15.8 unchanged
2011 15.8 -0.7pp
2010 16.5 -0.2pp
2009 16.7 -0.4pp
2008 17.1 +0.4pp
2007 16.7 -1.4pp
2006 18.1 -0.1pp

About this Dataset

Bulgaria recorded 20.8 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was +1pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 15.6 in 2017 to 20.8 in 2025.

This page tracks government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Bulgaria from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Bulgaria from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 20.8 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 15.6 in 2017. The latest reading of 20.8 in 2025 represents a change of +1pp.