Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Bulgaria
0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.6966 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
140th
Turkmenistan rank
138th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.6966 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0363 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 140th and Turkmenistan ranks 138th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 0.1203 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0805 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.5916 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3727 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.219 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.5518 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5519 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.6626 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7685 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1059 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Turkmenistan |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.6966 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 Turkmenistan?
- 0.0363 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkmenistan rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 140th and Turkmenistan ranks 138th 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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About this data
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.