Australia vs Bulgaria: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria
0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
143rd
Bulgaria rank
140th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Bulgaria
00.20.40.60.8198020022025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.037 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Australia ranks 143rd and Bulgaria ranks 140th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0832 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0832 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.4747 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1203 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3545 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.5411 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5916 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0505 current LCU per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.4449 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5518 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1069 current LCU per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.5985 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6626 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0641 current LCU per US$ of GDP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Australia or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and Bulgaria?
0.037 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 143rd and Bulgaria ranks 140th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.