BG · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Bulgaria, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
41.5%
Bulgaria, 2021
▲ 0.2% vs 2020 (41.4%)
Analysis

In 2021, Bulgaria's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.2% compared to 2020, reaching 41.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 51.2%.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd 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 19.3% (from 34.8% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
81.1%
EU-27: 51.2%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024