Bulgaria vs Italy: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bulgaria
60.3%
in 2023
Italy
58.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Italy rank
35th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 60.3% against 58.7% in Italy, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 35th of 114 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 59.7% | 7.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 63.7% | 6.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 60.9% | 4.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 60.3% against 58.7% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 1.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 35th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.