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Bulgaria - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.74

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

5.74 (2023)

Global rank

##26 of 77 economies

Share of global total

1.6%

Growth since 2017

1.39×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#36#262018 overtook Kosovo2022 overtook Australia
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Bulgaria climbed from #36 to #26 (overtook Kosovo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Bulgaria ↓

Key Events — Bulgaria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Kosovo in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Australia in global rank auto
2023
Fell 19 places in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2023

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220234.145.617.078.54
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