{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-government-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-government-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-government-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Bulgaria Government Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Government Expenditure (% of GDP): 41.7 % of GDP in 2025, +2.5pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 2000–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","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 Expenditure (% 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_10A_MAIN/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":"41.7","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Government Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":43},{"period":"2001","value":40.6},{"period":"2002","value":39.1},{"period":"2003","value":38.6},{"period":"2004","value":37.8},{"period":"2005","value":36.7},{"period":"2006","value":33.7},{"period":"2007","value":37.7},{"period":"2008","value":37.1},{"period":"2009","value":39.3},{"period":"2010","value":36.1},{"period":"2011","value":33.7},{"period":"2012","value":34.3},{"period":"2013","value":37.8},{"period":"2014","value":43.2},{"period":"2015","value":40.4},{"period":"2016","value":34.8},{"period":"2017","value":34.8},{"period":"2018","value":37.1},{"period":"2019","value":36.5},{"period":"2020","value":41.4},{"period":"2021","value":41.5},{"period":"2022","value":41.3},{"period":"2023","value":38.9},{"period":"2024","value":39.2},{"period":"2025","value":41.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"39.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"38.9","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"41.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"41.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"41.4","yoyChange":"+4.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"36.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"34.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"34.8","yoyChange":"-5.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"40.4","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"43.2","yoyChange":"+5.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"37.8","yoyChange":"+3.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"34.3","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"33.7","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"36.1","yoyChange":"-3.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"39.3","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"37.7","yoyChange":"+4.0pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"33.7","yoyChange":"-3.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total general government expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria from 2000 to present. 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 43.2 % of GDP in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 33.7 in 2011. The latest reading of 41.7 in 2025 represents a change of +2.5pp."}]}