Bulgaria Government Budget

-3.0% −0 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Bulgaria's budget balance as a share of GDP stood at -3.009226% in 2025, slightly wider than the -3.007922% deficit recorded in 2024. The deficit remains below the all-time low of -3.769372% set in 2010, while the all-time high surplus of 3.221086% was reached in 2006. Data are available from 1998.

Bulgaria Government Budget, 1998–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
-3.0%-3.0%3.2%Dec 2006-3.8%Dec 20101998 – 2025Annual

Related indicators

IndicatorLastPreviousHighestLowestLast updatedFrequency
Government Debt to GDP27.1%23.8%78.7%14.1%Dec 2025Annual
Tax Revenue to GDP20.7%20.5%23.8%11.2%Dec 2024Annual

About this series

Government Budget in Bulgaria averaged -0.6% from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 3.2% in Dec 2006 and a record low of -3.8% in Dec 2010. The series is reported yearly with history from 1998.

The budget balance as a share of GDP measures the difference between government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percentage of the country's gross domestic product. It is reported annually for Bulgaria, with the series spanning from 1998 to the present. A negative value indicates a deficit, while a positive value reflects a surplus.

Source & methodology

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