Bulgaria (2025)
-3.5
% of GDP
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Bulgaria Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -3.5 -0.5pp
2024 -3 -1pp
2023 -2 +0.9pp
2022 -2.9 +1.1pp
2021 -4 -0.2pp
2020 -3.8 -6pp
2019 2.2 +0.5pp
2018 1.7 +0.1pp
2017 1.6 +1.3pp
2016 0.3 +2.2pp
2015 -1.9 +3.5pp
2014 -5.4 -4.7pp
2013 -0.7 +0.1pp
2012 -0.8 +0.9pp
2011 -1.7 +2pp
2010 -3.7 +0.7pp
2009 -4.4 -5.8pp
2008 1.4 +1.4pp
2007 0 -2.7pp
2006 2.7 +1.1pp

About this Dataset

Bulgaria recorded -3.5 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -5.4 in 2014 to 2.7 in 2006.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Bulgaria from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Bulgaria from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. 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 2.7 % of GDP in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of -5.4 in 2014. The latest reading of -3.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp.