Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0645 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Bulgaria, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Bulgaria is 0.0645 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1866 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Bulgaria 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +135.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0177 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +121.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0263 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0671 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +155.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0767 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.07 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1186 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0663 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0361 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0524 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0303 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0708 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +133.8% |
| 1995 | 0.06 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1035 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0896 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0917 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.092 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0967 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0981 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.086 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0535 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0941 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1495 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1088 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1395 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1037 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0936 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0832 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0772 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.086 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1112 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0936 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1866 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +99.4% |
| 2016 | 0.151 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1477 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0839 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0721 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0705 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0697 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0645 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0544 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1186 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0693 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0303 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1035 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0535 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1495 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1123 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0772 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1866 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.076 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0645 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 31 Belarus 0.068 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Tonga 0.0679 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Türkiye 0.0659 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 0.0625 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Argentina 0.0619 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0618 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Bulgaria?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Bulgaria was 0.0645 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1866 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.