Bulgaria - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Bulgaria was 18,097,510,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,097,510,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 12,987,000 in 1990.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1990 12,987,000
1991 27,214,000
1992 60,726,000
1993 68,892,000
1994 97,446,000
1995 106,144,000
1996 188,825,000
1997 1,648,173,000
1998 2,660,954,000
1999 3,443,855,000
2000 3,513,119,000
2001 4,256,955,000
2002 4,370,765,000
2003 4,921,320,000
2004 5,355,853,000
2005 5,641,895,000
2006 6,168,562,000
2007 6,931,610,000
2008 8,799,374,000
2009 10,120,230,000
2010 10,812,540,000
2011 10,950,530,000
2012 11,212,300,000
2013 12,300,150,000
2014 13,108,820,000
2015 13,868,970,000
2016 14,260,040,000
2017 14,702,840,000
2018 16,512,120,000
2019 18,097,510,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Bulgaria was 44.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 76.47 in 1992, while its lowest value was 33.26 in 2007.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1990 53.46
1991 50.93
1992 76.47
1993 52.76
1994 42.41
2005 38.13
2006 38.81
2007 33.26
2008 37.90
2009 40.84
2010 45.61
2011 45.19
2012 43.85
2013 45.12
2014 41.00
2015 44.72
2016 46.43
2017 44.63
2018 46.03
2019 44.86

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance