BG · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Bulgaria, 2017
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
25.1%
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 13.7% vs 2016 (29.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 13.7% compared to 2016, reaching 25.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.5%.
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 51.2% (from 16.6% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
30.8%
EU-27: 81.5%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1