Bangladesh vs Bulgaria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bangladesh
11.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria
12.0%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
115th
Bulgaria rank
112th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bangladesh
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 115th and Bulgaria ranks 112th of 196 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 11.3% | 5.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.3% | 2.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bangladesh or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bangladesh and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Bulgaria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Bulgaria rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bangladesh ranks 115th and Bulgaria ranks 112th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.