Bulgaria (2025)
29.9
% of GDP
+6.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+6.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Bulgaria Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 29.9 +6.1pp
2024 23.8 +0.9pp
2023 22.9 +0.4pp
2022 22.5 -1.3pp
2021 23.8 -0.7pp
2020 24.5 +4.4pp
2019 20.1 -2.1pp
2018 22.2 -2.9pp
2017 25.1 -4pp
2016 29.1 +3.2pp
2015 25.9 -1.1pp
2014 27 +10pp
2013 17 +0.4pp
2012 16.6 +1.4pp
2011 15.2 -0.1pp
2010 15.3 +1.6pp
2009 13.7 +0.7pp
2008 13 -3.3pp
2007 16.3 -4.6pp
2006 20.9 -5.7pp

About this Dataset

Bulgaria recorded 29.9 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +6.1pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 13 in 2008 to 70.7 in 2000.

This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in Bulgaria from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in Bulgaria from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path. 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 70.7 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 13 in 2008. The latest reading of 29.9 in 2025 represents a change of +6.1pp.