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Where does our tax money go?

In 2024, all governments in Bulgaria together spent € 41.1 billion. That is about € 6,400 per inhabitant, or € 530 per month.

For 2025 only the total is known so far: € 49 billion (provisional figure). Eurostat publishes how that money is split between pensions, healthcare, education… only about a year later. That is why we show 2024 below.

Good to know (click to read)
  • "All governments" means the national government, the regions, the municipalities and social security together. Money one government gives to another is only counted once.
  • Not all of this money comes from taxes. Part comes from social contributions on your wages, and part is borrowed by the government.
  • The final figures for a year only appear during the following year. That is why the most recent year is not the current year.
  • Amounts are in euros of that year, so not adjusted for inflation.
  • Source: Eurostat, the European statistical office. Every country supplies its figures under the same European rules, so you can compare countries.

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    • In 2024, a total of € 9.9 billion went here.
    • That is € 1,531 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 22% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 21% of all spending went here; now it is 24%. A larger share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 5.6 billion went here.
    • That is € 872 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 15% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 13% of all spending went here; now it is 14%. A larger share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 4.5 billion went here.
    • That is € 692 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 10% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 9% of all spending went here; now it is 11%. A larger share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 3.6 billion went here.
    • That is € 559 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 5% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 8% of all spending went here; now it is 9%. A larger share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 2.9 billion went here.
    • That is € 452 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 4% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 7% of all spending went here; now it is 7%. A larger share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 2.5 billion went here.
    • That is € 393 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 8% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 7% of all spending went here; now it is 6%. A smaller share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 2.5 billion went here.
    • That is € 389 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 6% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 12% of all spending went here; now it is 6%. A smaller share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 2.2 billion went here.
    • That is € 338 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 4% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 5% of all spending went here; now it is 5%. A larger share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 1.7 billion went here.
    • That is € 265 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 6% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 3% of all spending went here; now it is 4%. A larger share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 1.3 billion went here.
    • That is € 209 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 3% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 3% of all spending went here; now it is 3%. About the same.
    • In 2024, a total of € 1.1 billion went here.
    • That is € 166 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 2% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 4% of all spending went here; now it is 3%. A smaller share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 961.1 million went here.
    • That is € 149 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 6% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 0.6% of all spending went here; now it is 2%. A larger share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 747 million went here.
    • That is € 116 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 2% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 3% of all spending went here; now it is 2%. A smaller share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 639.8 million went here.
    • That is € 99 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 2% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 2% of all spending went here; now it is 2%. About the same.
    • In 2024, a total of € 543.2 million went here.
    • That is € 84 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 4% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 2% of all spending went here; now it is 1%. A smaller share.
    • In 2024, a total of € 384.8 million went here.
    • That is € 60 per inhabitant per year.
    • Average in the European Union: 2% of all spending.
    • Ten years earlier (2014), 1% of all spending went here; now it is 0.9%. About the same.

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