Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bulgaria's military expenditure stands at 2.01% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.93% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1989 to 2025 (37 observations).
In 2025, Bulgaria's military expenditure was 2.01%, up from 1.93% in 2024.
In 2024, Bulgaria's military expenditure was 1.93%, down from 1.95% in 2023.
In 2023, Bulgaria's military expenditure was 1.95%, up from 1.59% in 2022.
In 2022, Bulgaria's military expenditure was 1.59%, up from 1.51% in 2021.
In 2021, Bulgaria's military expenditure was 1.51%, down from 1.59% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.01% | +0.0718% |
| 2024 | 1.93% | -0.0138% |
| 2023 | 1.95% | +0.3612% |
| 2022 | 1.59% | +0.0757% |
| 2021 | 1.51% | -0.0756% |
| 2020 | 1.59% | -1.56% |
| 2019 | 3.15% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.45% | +0.2322% |
| 2017 | 1.22% | -0.0216% |
| 2016 | 1.24% | -0.0021% |
| 2015 | 1.25% | -0.0637% |
| 2014 | 1.31% | -0.1444% |
| 2013 | 1.45% | +0.1242% |
| 2012 | 1.33% | +0.0158% |
| 2011 | 1.31% | -0.3285% |
| 2010 | 1.64% | -0.097% |
| 2009 | 1.74% | -0.3924% |
| 2008 | 2.13% | -0.0967% |
| 2007 | 2.23% | +0.1468% |
| 2006 | 2.08% | -0.1536% |
| 2005 | 2.24% | -0.1384% |
| 2004 | 2.37% | -0.3175% |
| 2003 | 2.69% | -0.0885% |
| 2002 | 2.78% | -0.0828% |
| 2001 | 2.86% | +0.2101% |
| 2000 | 2.65% | +0.033% |
| 1999 | 2.62% | +0.488% |
| 1998 | 2.13% | -0.028% |
| 1997 | 2.16% | +0.4221% |
| 1996 | 1.74% | +0.0991% |
| 1995 | 1.64% | -0.8543% |
| 1994 | 2.49% | -0.1167% |
| 1993 | 2.61% | -0.3634% |
| 1992 | 2.97% | -0.0706% |
| 1991 | 3.04% | -0.7902% |
| 1990 | 3.83% | -0.5628% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | — |
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Bulgaria's military expenditure is 2.01% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.93% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.4% (1989); the lowest is 1.22% (2017), across data from 1989 to 2025.
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