External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Bulgaria, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2022, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Bulgaria stood at 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.91 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1981.
Bulgaria ranks 11th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 86.91 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 147.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +69.4% |
| 1983 | 194.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +32.1% |
| 1984 | 288.36 DOD, current US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 1985 | 424.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +47.1% |
| 1986 | 648.12 DOD, current US$ per person | +52.8% |
| 1987 | 882.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +36.1% |
| 1988 | 925.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1,046 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 1,128 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 1,131 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,131 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,144 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,001 DOD, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 1,088 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 1,033 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 981.78 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1,033 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,025 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,033 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,020 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,096 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1,222 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 1,454 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 1,636 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 2,461 DOD, current US$ per person | +50.4% |
| 2007 | 3,820 DOD, current US$ per person | +55.2% |
| 2008 | 4,510 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 4,961 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 4,680 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 4,621 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 5,025 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 5,222 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 4,954 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 4,404 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 4,433 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,495 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,427 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,498 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5,207 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 5,290 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 515.9 DOD, current US$ per person | 86.91 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,046 DOD, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,070 DOD, current US$ per person | 981.78 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,144 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,321 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,020 DOD, current US$ per person | 4,961 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,676 DOD, current US$ per person | 4,404 DOD, current US$ per person | 5,222 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,317 DOD, current US$ per person | 5,207 DOD, current US$ per person | 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,864 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Grenada 6,714 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Saint Lucia 5,789 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Dominica 5,381 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Suriname 5,237 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Georgia 5,103 DOD, current US$ per person 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Bulgaria?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Bulgaria was 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.91 DOD, current US$ per person in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.