Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Bulgaria
1,136 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Türkiye
1,047 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
8th
Türkiye rank
9th
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Türkiye
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1,136 TDS, current US$ per person against 1,047 TDS, current US$ per person in Türkiye, a difference of 89 TDS, current US$ per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Türkiye ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 131.99 TDS, current US$ per person | 89.26 TDS, current US$ per person | 42.73 TDS, current US$ per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 109.22 TDS, current US$ per person | 182.71 TDS, current US$ per person | 73.49 TDS, current US$ per person | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 428.06 TDS, current US$ per person | 552.36 TDS, current US$ per person | 124.31 TDS, current US$ per person | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 914.17 TDS, current US$ per person | 879.7 TDS, current US$ per person | 34.47 TDS, current US$ per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1,075 TDS, current US$ per person | 934.59 TDS, current US$ per person | 140.66 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$), per capita, Bulgaria or Türkiye?
- Bulgaria, at 1,136 TDS, current US$ per person against 1,047 TDS, current US$ per person in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 89 TDS, current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 9th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.