Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bulgaria
60.3%
in 2023
Slovakia
60.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
36th
Slovakia rank
35th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 60.4% against 60.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 35th of 127 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 57.7% | 5.3% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 59.3% | 2.4% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 60.9% | 4.3% | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 60.4% against 60.3% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 0.1%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 35th of 127 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.