BG · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Bulgaria, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
13.8%
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 4.5% vs 2022 (13.2%)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 4.5% compared to 2022, reaching 13.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.2%.
Bulgaria ranks 19th 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 15.0% (from 12.0% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
71.9%
EU-27: 19.2%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp