Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka: Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Bulgaria
254.71 million NFL, current US$
in 2022
Sri Lanka
325.60 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
36th

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sri Lanka
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B197019972025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 325.60 million NFL, current US$ against 254.71 million NFL, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 70.88 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 116 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 705.77 million NFL, current US$ 44.00 million NFL, current US$ 661.77 million NFL, current US$ Bulgaria
1990s -11.81 million NFL, current US$ 42.87 million NFL, current US$ 54.68 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 3.70 billion NFL, current US$ 125.47 million NFL, current US$ 3.58 billion NFL, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 139.59 million NFL, current US$ 680.22 million NFL, current US$ 540.63 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 512.70 million NFL, current US$ 399.79 million NFL, current US$ 112.90 million NFL, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png), Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 325.60 million NFL, current US$ against 254.71 million NFL, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
70.88 million NFL, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,819 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).