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Bulgaria - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 35.76

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

35.76 (2023)

Global rank

##21 of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.5%

Growth since 1990

0.67×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#2#212021 overtook Slovakia2022 overtook Latvia
BulgariaBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Bulgaria climbed from #2 to #21 (overtook Slovakia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Bulgaria ↓

Key Events — Bulgaria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1995
Fell 28 places in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Slovakia in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Latvia in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1990-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202326.2335.3344.4253.52

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