Bulgaria vs Laos: PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$)

Bulgaria
255.10 million NFL, current US$
in 2022
Laos
377.27 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
36th
Laos rank
34th

PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Laos
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B199620102025

How they compare

Laos currently reports 377.27 million NFL, current US$ against 255.10 million NFL, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 122.17 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 36th and Laos ranks 34th of 93 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 4.59 billion NFL, current US$ 304.42 million NFL, current US$ 4.28 billion NFL, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 141.23 million NFL, current US$ 528.70 million NFL, current US$ 387.47 million NFL, current US$ Laos
2020s 513.11 million NFL, current US$ -481.00 million NFL, current US$ 994.11 million NFL, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher png, commercial banks and other creditors, Bulgaria or Laos?
Laos, at 377.27 million NFL, current US$ against 255.10 million NFL, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in png, commercial banks and other creditors between Bulgaria and Laos?
122.17 million NFL, current US$, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Laos?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Laos rank globally for png, commercial banks and other creditors?
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Laos ranks 34th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,771 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Nonguaranteed long-term commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.