BG · 2023 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Bulgaria, 2023
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
22.9%
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 1.8% vs 2022 (22.5%)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 1.8% compared to 2022, reaching 22.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.5%.
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 grown by 3.2% (from 22.2% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
28.4%
EU-27: 80.5%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1