Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Bulgaria
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Bulgaria is 16.9 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 79.
Bulgaria compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Bulgaria is similar to that of Kenya, Greece, Oman, Antigua and Barbuda, Somalia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Maldives, Senegal, Colombia, Ghana with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.4, 17.2, 17.2, 17.0, 17.0, 16.8, 16.8, 16.7, 16.7, 16.7 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84.Last 10 years averageBulgaria had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Bulgaria during the Great RecessionBulgaria's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 9.30% during the Great RecessionBulgaria since the end of the Great RecessionBulgaria's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 3.94% since the end of the Great Recession
Bulgaria compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Bulgaria is similar to that of Kenya, Greece, Oman, Antigua and Barbuda, Somalia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Maldives, Senegal, Colombia, Ghana with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.4, 17.2, 17.2, 17.0, 17.0, 16.8, 16.8, 16.7, 16.7, 16.7 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84.Last 10 years averageBulgaria had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Bulgaria during the Great RecessionBulgaria's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 9.30% during the Great RecessionBulgaria since the end of the Great RecessionBulgaria's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 3.94% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 19.0 |
1992 | 20.3 |
1993 | 18.9 |
1994 | 17.2 |
1995 | 16.7 |
1996 | 13.7 |
1997 | 13.2 |
1998 | 16.8 |
1999 | 17.8 |
2000 | 19.0 |
2001 | 18.8 |
2002 | 18.9 |
2003 | 19.9 |
2004 | 19.4 |
2005 | 18.3 |
2006 | 18.0 |
2007 | 16.7 |
2008 | 16.6 |
2009 | 16.3 |
2010 | 16.2 |
2011 | 15.7 |
2012 | 15.5 |
2013 | 16.9 |
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Kenya | 74 | 17.4 |
Greece | 75 | 17.2 |
Oman | 76 | 17.2 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 77 | 17.0 |
Somalia | 78 | 17.0 |
Bulgaria | 79 | 16.9 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 80 | 16.8 |
Maldives | 81 | 16.8 |
Senegal | 82 | 16.7 |
Colombia | 83 | 16.7 |
Ghana | 84 | 16.7 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators