BG · 2021 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Bulgaria, 2021
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
23.8%
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 2.9% vs 2020 (24.5%)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 2.9% compared to 2020, reaching 23.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 86.7%.
Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 18.2% (from 29.1% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
27.5%
EU-27: 86.7%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1