Public budgets

Bulgaria: public budget

What Bulgaria's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.

General government, 2011

Outturn: what came in and was spent

General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.

Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2011's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$18.45B · 32% of GDP
Spending
$19.46B · 33.7% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$1.01B · -1.7% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Bulgaria, 2011: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Bulgaria, 2011: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection36$7.01B
Economic affairs12.7$2.48B
Health12.3$2.39B
General public services11.6$2.26B
Education9.7$1.89B
Public order and safety6.9$1.35B
Defence3.4$661.48M
Housing and community amenities3.3$646.58M
Environmental protection2$395.33M
Recreation, culture and religion1.9$376.12M
Social protection$7.01B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age68.6$4.81B
Family and children14.8$1.03B
Survivors6.7$466.18M
Unemployment3.8$266.01M
Social protection n.e.c.3.1$220.35M
Housing1.5$105.51M
Sickness and disability1.4$99.11M
Social exclusion n.e.c.0.1$7.1M
Economic affairs$2.48B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport72.3$1.79B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting13.9$343.55M
General economic, commercial and labour affairs10.5$259.75M
Mining, manufacturing and construction1.5$36.75M
Other industries1$24.78M
Communication0.7$17.54M
Fuel and energy0.2$5.15M
Health$2.39B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services48.3$1.15B
Outpatient services27$644.22M
Medical products, appliances and equipment15.6$373.33M
Health n.e.c.4.6$108.72M
Public health services4.5$106.77M
General public services$2.26B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs71.1$1.61B
Public debt transactions18.3$415.37M
Basic research5.4$121.94M
General services3.9$88.11M
General public services n.e.c.1.2$26.31M
Foreign economic aid0.1$2.64M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0$0
Education$1.89B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education50.5$956.16M
Tertiary education21.3$403.68M
Pre-primary and primary education20.2$383.08M
Education n.e.c.4.6$86.58M
Subsidiary services to education2.9$54.29M
Education not definable by level0.3$5.57M
R&D Education0.3$5.29M
Public order and safety$1.35B
Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Police services49.9$673.59M
Law courts26.2$353.85M
Fire-protection services10.9$146.72M
Public order and safety n.e.c.7.2$97.02M
Prisons5.1$69.04M
R&D Public order and safety0.6$8.63M
Defence$661.48M
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence92.2$609.84M
Foreign military aid5.9$39.12M
Defence n.e.c.1.9$12.53M
Housing and community amenities$646.58M
Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Housing development49.6$320.58M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.21.4$138.23M
Water supply13.6$87.7M
Street lighting9.4$60.55M
Community development6.1$39.53M
Environmental protection$395.33M
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Waste management80.6$318.49M
Environmental protection n.e.c.17.4$68.76M
Waste water management2$8.07M
Recreation, culture and religion$376.12M
Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Cultural services58.1$218.4M
Broadcasting and publishing services24$90.2M
Recreational and sporting services14.1$52.9M
Religious and other community services3.9$14.76M

Where the money comes from

Bulgaria, 2011: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Bulgaria, 2011: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Taxes on sales, production and imports43.2$7.97B
Social contributions20.9$3.86B
Taxes on income and wealth14.4$2.66B
Sales, fees and charges9.1$1.68B
Other transfers received5.9$1.09B
Capital transfers and taxes received3.8$698.51M
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)2.7$498.89M
Taxes on sales, production and imports$7.97B
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Value added tax60.1$4.79B
Not broken down, or fitting no category39.9$3.18B

Over the years

26.3 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99528.7 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99633.3 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99735.2 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99841.7 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99943.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00041.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00138 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00238.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00339.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00438.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00536.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00637.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00738.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00834.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00932.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01032 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01133.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01237.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01337.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01438.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01535.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01636.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01738.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01838.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01937.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02037.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02138.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02236.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02336.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02438.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02531.8 % of GDPSpending · 1,99536.8 % of GDPSpending · 1,99631.8 % of GDPSpending · 1,99733.9 % of GDPSpending · 1,99841.5 % of GDPSpending · 1,99943 % of GDPSpending · 2,00040.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,00139.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00238.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,00337.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,00436.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00533.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00637.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00737.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00839.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,00936.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01033.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,01134.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,01237.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01343.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,01440.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,01534.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01634.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01737.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01836.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,01941.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,02041.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,02141.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,02238.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,02339.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,024
Bulgaria: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
Bulgaria: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
PeriodRevenue (% of GDP)Spending (% of GDP)
1,99526.331.8
1,99628.736.8
1,99733.331.8
1,99835.233.9
1,99941.741.5
2,00043.143
2,00141.340.6
2,0023839.1
2,00338.638.6
2,00439.637.8
2,00538.336.7
2,00636.433.7
2,00737.737.7
2,00838.537.1
2,00934.939.3
2,01032.436.1
2,0113233.7
2,01233.534.3
2,01337.137.8
2,01437.843.2
2,01538.540.4
2,01635.134.8
2,01736.434.8
2,01838.837.1
2,01938.736.5
2,02037.641.4
2,02137.541.5
2,02238.441.3
2,02336.938.9
2,02436.239.2
2,02538.1
Where these figures come from

Series read from Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) on 2026-11-11.

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