Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2025, Bulgaria's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 25.6% compared to 2024, reaching 29.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.7%.

Bulgaria ranks 24th 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 22.0% (from 24.5% in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.