Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 35.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bulgaria is 35.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bulgaria peaked at 36.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 29th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 26.9% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 30.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.1% | 35.6% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,224 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bulgaria was 35.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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