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

Bulgaria
0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
0.6992 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
140th
New Zealand rank
137th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • New Zealand
00.20.40.60.81198020022025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.6992 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0389 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 140th and New Zealand ranks 137th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3873 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3873 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.1203 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7568 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6365 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 0.5916 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6368 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0452 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 0.5518 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5154 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0364 current LCU per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.6626 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6521 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0105 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, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.6992 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
0.0389 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 140th and New Zealand ranks 137th 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.