Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions was 7.17 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Bulgaria, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7.17 billion for debt securities, liabilities, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 102.4% on the previous year and up 315.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Bulgaria peaked at 7.17 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.15 billion, in 2005.
Bulgaria ranks 21st of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -145.01 million | — |
| 2000 | -140.55 million | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 89.79 million | -163.9% |
| 2002 | 19.82 million | -77.9% |
| 2003 | 56.55 million | +185.3% |
| 2004 | -431.44 million | -862.9% |
| 2005 | -1.15 billion | +166.4% |
| 2006 | 36.49 million | -103.2% |
| 2007 | -169.08 million | -563.4% |
| 2008 | -253.36 million | +49.8% |
| 2009 | -52.62 million | -79.2% |
| 2010 | 422.65 million | -903.2% |
| 2011 | 249.51 million | -41.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 billion | +396.1% |
| 2013 | -222.07 million | -117.9% |
| 2014 | 2.62 billion | -1278.5% |
| 2015 | 1.73 billion | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 1.81 billion | +5.1% |
| 2017 | -955.84 million | -152.7% |
| 2018 | -630.79 million | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 52.20 million | -108.3% |
| 2020 | 2.58 billion | +4836.9% |
| 2021 | 1.50 billion | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 2.05 billion | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 2.50 billion | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 3.54 billion | +41.7% |
| 2025 | 7.17 billion | +102.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -145.01 million | -145.01 million | -145.01 million | 1 |
| 2000s | -199.38 million | -1.15 billion | 89.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 630.95 million | -955.84 million | 2.62 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 billion | 1.50 billion | 7.17 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More external debt data for Bulgaria
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 116.56 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 18.1 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -80.51 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -70.13 million NFL, current US$ (2022)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 27.38 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 1.96 billion DOD, current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Bulgaria?
- Debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Bulgaria was 7.17 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest debt securities, liabilities, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest debt securities, liabilities, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.15 billion in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for debt securities, liabilities, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is debt securities, liabilities, transactions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.