BG · 2023 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Bulgaria, 2023

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
38.9%
Bulgaria, 2023
▼ 5.8% vs 2022 (41.3%)
Analysis

In 2023, Bulgaria's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.8% compared to 2022, reaching 38.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 48.9%.

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 4.9% (from 37.1% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
79.6%
EU-27: 48.9%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024