Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions was -4.11 billion in 2025. β Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions in Bulgaria, 1999β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Bulgaria stood at -4.11 billion. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 28.9% on the previous year and down 383.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Bulgaria peaked at 1.32 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, -4.11 billion, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 35 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.56 million | 19.56 million | 19.56 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.98 million | -1.66 billion | 731.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -264.32 million | -2.31 billion | 1.32 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.82 billion | -4.11 billion | -1.88 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 lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Bulgaria?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Bulgaria was -4.11 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.11 billion in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 383.0%. 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 lending (+) / net borrowing (-), 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.