Economy
Source: Eurostat (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU — reuse permitted with attribution). · updated 2025-12-31
Bulgaria's government budget stands at -3.5% as of 2025-12-31, down from -3% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1997 to 2025 (29 observations).
In 2025, Bulgaria's government budget was -3.5%, down from -3% in 2024.
In 2024, Bulgaria's government budget was -3%, down from -2% in 2023.
In 2023, Bulgaria's government budget was -2%, up from -2.9% in 2022.
In 2022, Bulgaria's government budget was -2.9%, up from -4% in 2021.
In 2021, Bulgaria's government budget was -4%, down from -3.8% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | -3% | -1% |
| 2023 | -2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | -2.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -3.8% | -6% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | -1.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | -5.4% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | -1.7% | +2% |
| 2010 | -3.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -4.4% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | — |
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Bulgaria's government budget is -3.5% as of 2025-12-31, compared with -3% in 2024. Source: Eurostat (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU — reuse permitted with attribution).
The highest recorded value is 2.7% (2006); the lowest is -5.4% (2014), across data from 1997 to 2025.
Source: Eurostat (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU — reuse permitted with attribution). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.