Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 60.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 60.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bulgaria peaked at 60.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.2% | — |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 47.1% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 52.9% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.1% | 60.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0857 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bulgaria was 60.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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