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Bulgaria - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.01

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

2.01 (2025)

Global rank

##61 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1989

0.46×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#23#612023 overtook Croatia2025 overtook Netherlands
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Bulgaria climbed from #23 to #61 (overtook Croatia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Bulgaria ↓

Key Events — Bulgaria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1995
Fell 27 places in global rank auto
1997
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 55 places in global rank auto
2020
Fell 57 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Croatia in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1989-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198919992009201920251.222.283.344.4
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