Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP: Romania vs Bulgaria

Romania: -7.9 % (2025). Bulgaria: -3.5 % (2025).

Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP in Romania and Bulgaria, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

RomaniaBulgaria
Latest figure-7.9 %-3.5 %
EU rank27 / 2720 / 27
Change, 1 year+1.4 %-0.5 %
Change, 5 years+1.4 %+0.3 %

Shared periods

PeriodRomaniaBulgariaGap
2025-7.9 %-3.5 %-4.4 %
2024-9.3 %-3.0 %-6.3 %
2023-6.6 %-2.0 %-4.6 %
2022-6.5 %-2.9 %-3.6 %
2021-7.2 %-4.0 %-3.2 %
2020-9.3 %-3.8 %-5.5 %
2019-4.4 %2.2 %-6.6 %
2018-2.8 %1.7 %-4.5 %
2017-2.5 %1.6 %-4.1 %
2016-2.5 %0.3 %-2.8 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1

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