Government spending in Bulgaria
Government spending in Bulgaria was equal to 42.1% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.
Bulgaria, 2025
42.1%
Change from 2024
+3.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
25th of 30
Government spending in Bulgaria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.1% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 40.6% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.1 percentage points from 39.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 40.4%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.