Net incurrence of liabilities, Transactions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Net incurrence of liabilities, Transactions was 11.24 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net incurrence of liabilities, Transactions in Bulgaria, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, net incurrence of liabilities, transactions in Bulgaria stood at 11.24 billion. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 199.0% on the previous year and up 11,319.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net incurrence of liabilities, transactions in Bulgaria peaked at 11.24 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.41 billion, in 2005.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net incurrence of liabilities, Transactions in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 164.52 million | — |
| 2000 | -52.14 million | -131.7% |
| 2001 | -82.50 million | +58.2% |
| 2002 | -18.72 million | -77.3% |
| 2003 | 263.17 million | -1505.8% |
| 2004 | -415.23 million | -257.8% |
| 2005 | -1.41 billion | +240.5% |
| 2006 | 593.80 million | -142.0% |
| 2007 | 493.17 million | -16.9% |
| 2008 | -214.94 million | -143.6% |
| 2009 | 902.96 million | -520.1% |
| 2010 | 349.23 million | -61.3% |
| 2011 | 301.50 million | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 1.33 billion | +340.9% |
| 2013 | 362.10 million | -72.8% |
| 2014 | 4.40 billion | +1114.3% |
| 2015 | -100.21 million | -102.3% |
| 2016 | 2.99 billion | -3087.2% |
| 2017 | -801.32 million | -126.8% |
| 2018 | -454.62 million | -43.3% |
| 2019 | 314.92 million | -169.3% |
| 2020 | 3.53 billion | +1020.7% |
| 2021 | 3.92 billion | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.36 billion | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 2.53 billion | -42.0% |
| 2024 | 3.76 billion | +48.6% |
| 2025 | 11.24 billion | +199.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164.52 million | 164.52 million | 164.52 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.55 million | -1.41 billion | 902.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 869.13 million | -801.32 million | 4.40 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 billion | 2.53 billion | 11.24 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 net incurrence of liabilities, transactions in Bulgaria?
- Net incurrence of liabilities, transactions in Bulgaria was 11.24 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net incurrence of liabilities, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest net incurrence of liabilities, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.41 billion in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for net incurrence of liabilities, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net incurrence of liabilities, transactions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,319.0%. 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 Net incurrence of 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.