Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Bulgaria

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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

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - Bulgaria
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

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
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