Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 27.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 27.6% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria peaked at 56.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 27th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.9% | — |
| 1971 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 48.6% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 51.0% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 52.5% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 52.6% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.8% | 47.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.0% | 48.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 28.5% | 52.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 26.8% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.6% | 27.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria was 27.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.