{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Bulgaria Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Government Debt (% of GDP): 29.9 % of GDP in 2025, +6.1pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10DD_EDPT1), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10DD_EDPT1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"29.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+6.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+6.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":70.7},{"period":"2001","value":64.5},{"period":"2002","value":51},{"period":"2003","value":43.4},{"period":"2004","value":35.7},{"period":"2005","value":26.6},{"period":"2006","value":20.9},{"period":"2007","value":16.3},{"period":"2008","value":13},{"period":"2009","value":13.7},{"period":"2010","value":15.3},{"period":"2011","value":15.2},{"period":"2012","value":16.6},{"period":"2013","value":17},{"period":"2014","value":27},{"period":"2015","value":25.9},{"period":"2016","value":29.1},{"period":"2017","value":25.1},{"period":"2018","value":22.2},{"period":"2019","value":20.1},{"period":"2020","value":24.5},{"period":"2021","value":23.8},{"period":"2022","value":22.5},{"period":"2023","value":22.9},{"period":"2024","value":23.8},{"period":"2025","value":29.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"29.9","yoyChange":"+6.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"22.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"22.5","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"24.5","yoyChange":"+4.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"20.1","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"22.2","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"25.1","yoyChange":"-4.0pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"29.1","yoyChange":"+3.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"25.9","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"27.0","yoyChange":"+10.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"17.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"16.6","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"15.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"15.3","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"13.7","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"13.0","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"16.3","yoyChange":"-4.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"20.9","yoyChange":"-5.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}