Bulgaria vs Lower middle income: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Bulgaria
1,136 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lower middle income
107.78 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
7th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,136 TDS, current US$ per person against 107.78 TDS, current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 1,028 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 10.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 121 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 131.99 TDS, current US$ per person 16.15 TDS, current US$ per person 115.84 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria
1990s 109.22 TDS, current US$ per person 21.05 TDS, current US$ per person 88.17 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2000s 428.06 TDS, current US$ per person 28.5 TDS, current US$ per person 399.55 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2010s 914.17 TDS, current US$ per person 54.13 TDS, current US$ per person 860.04 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2020s 1,075 TDS, current US$ per person 85.89 TDS, current US$ per person 989.36 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Lower middle income?
Bulgaria, at 1,136 TDS, current US$ per person against 107.78 TDS, current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Lower middle income?
1,028 TDS, current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lower middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Lower middle income rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.