Military expenditure in dollars — all countries

Military expenditure in dollars — Bulgaria

Military expenditure in dollars in Bulgaria in 2024 — 2,329,834,254 US$. Ranked 60 in the world out of 151. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 12.5%.

2024 2.33B US$ +17.09% vs 2023
World rank 60of 151
Period maximum 2.33B US$2024
Period minimum 214M US$1996

Trend over time

1989–2024 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Bulgaria, 1989–202401B2B3B19891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 2,071,428,571 US$1990: 794,520,548 US$1991: 232,176,387 US$1992: 255,770,912 US$1993: 282,674,243 US$1994: 241,993,435 US$1995: 311,147,106 US$1996: 213,616,356 US$1997: 244,369,396 US$1998: 320,389,011 US$1999: 357,224,540 US$2000: 351,343,205 US$2001: 406,003,543 US$2002: 455,950,467 US$2003: 569,054,077 US$2004: 620,909,016 US$2005: 667,670,396 US$2006: 715,719,535 US$2007: 990,168,294 US$2008: 1,161,451,478 US$2009: 904,961,292 US$2010: 832,549,293 US$2011: 757,931,260 US$2012: 722,052,495 US$2013: 811,634,330 US$2014: 747,532,532 US$2015: 632,509,635 US$2016: 670,592,858 US$2017: 720,037,971 US$2018: 961,297,275 US$2019: 2,158,557,527 US$2020: 1,119,011,540 US$2021: 1,275,244,891 US$2022: 1,436,901,370 US$2023: 1,989,703,478 US$2024: 2,329,834,254 US$
Change over the period: +258M (+12.47%) Average annual rate: 0.34 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 2.33B US$
World 2.65T US$
Eastern Europe computed 278B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 471B US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 2.33B +340M +17.09%
2023 1.99B +553M +38.47%
2022 1.44B +162M +12.68%
2021 1.28B +156M +13.96%
2020 1.12B −1.04B −48.16%
2019 2.16B +1.2B +124.55%
2018 961M +241M +33.51%
2017 720M +49.45M +7.37%
2016 671M +38.08M +6.02%
2015 633M −115M −15.39%
2014 748M −64.1M −7.9%
2013 812M +89.58M +12.41%
2012 722M −35.88M −4.73%
2011 758M −74.62M −8.96%
2010 833M −72.41M −8%
2009 905M −256M −22.08%
2008 1.16B +171M +17.3%
2007 990M +274M +38.35%
2006 716M +48.05M +7.2%
2005 668M +46.76M +7.53%
2004 621M +51.85M +9.11%
2003 569M +113M +24.81%
2002 456M +49.95M +12.3%
2001 406M +54.66M +15.56%
2000 351M −5.88M −1.65%
1999 357M +36.84M +11.5%
1998 320M +76.02M +31.11%
1997 244M +30.75M +14.4%
1996 214M −97.53M −31.35%
1995 311M +69.15M +28.58%
1994 242M −40.68M −14.39%
1993 283M +26.9M +10.52%
1992 256M +23.59M +10.16%
1991 232M −562M −70.78%
1990 795M −1.28B −61.64%
1989 2.07B

About the indicator

Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.