Government debt in Bulgaria
Government debt in Bulgaria was equal to 29.9% of GDP at the end of 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2004.
Bulgaria, 2025
29.9%
Change from 2024
+6.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
24th of 27
Government debt in Bulgaria over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.9% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.2 percentage points from 23.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.9%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Government deficit or surplus
-4.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
42.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
30.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
5.4%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
4.3%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
14.4%
2024 · Eurostat