Other investment, Debt instruments, Central bank (Assets, Positions) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Other investment, Debt instruments, Central bank (Assets, Positions) was 0 US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Central bank in Bulgaria, 1998–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments, central bank in Bulgaria stood at 0 US dollar. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, central bank in Bulgaria peaked at 16.02 million US dollar in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 89th out of 142 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.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Central bank (Assets, Positions) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.00 million US dollar | — |
| 1999 | 400,000 US dollar | -86.7% |
| 2000 | 400,000 US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 400,000 US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.60 million US dollar | +800.0% |
| 2003 | 537,273 US dollar | -85.1% |
| 2004 | 16.02 million US dollar | +2881.3% |
| 2005 | 13.46 million US dollar | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 15.96 million US dollar | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 7,512 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 7,208 US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 26,391 US dollar | +266.1% |
| 2010 | 0 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2012 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2014 | 400,000 US dollar | — |
| 2015 | 6.65 million US dollar | +1562.5% |
| 2016 | 7.21 million US dollar | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 7.68 million US dollar | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 8.65 million US dollar | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 10.52 million US dollar | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 0 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2022 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2023 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2024 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2025 | 0 US dollar | — |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0 US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 187.85 million US dollar. (50 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0 US dollar is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 734.00 million US dollar. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Central bank (Assets, Positions) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2881.3% | 537,273 US dollar | 16.02 million US dollar |
| 2015 | +1562.5% | 400,000 US dollar | 6.65 million US dollar |
| 2002 | +800.0% | 400,000 US dollar | 3.60 million US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.70 million US dollar | 400,000 US dollar | 3.00 million US dollar | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.04 million US dollar | 7,208 US dollar | 16.02 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 million US dollar | 0 US dollar | 10.52 million US dollar | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 86 Malawi 29,868 US dollar compare
- 87 Albania 11,750 US dollar compare
- 88 Georgia 3,617 US dollar compare
- 89 Angola 0 US dollar
- 89 Anguilla 0 US dollar
- 89 Argentina 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 0 US dollar
- 89 Australia 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Benin 0 US dollar
- 89 Burkina Faso 0 US dollar
- 89 Brazil 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Botswana 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Cote d'Ivoire 0 US dollar
- 89 Cameroon 0 US dollar
- 89 Cape Verde 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Curacao 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Cayman Islands 0 US dollar
- 89 Dominica 0 US dollar
- 89 Ghana 0 US dollar
- 89 Guinea-Bissau 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Grenada 0 US dollar
- 89 Guatemala 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Iceland 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Cambodia 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Kiribati 0 US dollar
- 89 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 US dollar
- 89 Kuwait 0 US dollar
- 89 Saint Lucia 0 US dollar
- 89 Moldova 0 US dollar compare
- 89 North Macedonia 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Mali 0 US dollar
- 89 Montenegro 0 US dollar
- 89 Mongolia 0 US dollar
- 89 Montserrat 0 US dollar
- 89 Malaysia 0 US dollar
- 89 Namibia 0 US dollar
- 89 Niger 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Pakistan 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Panama 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Peru 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Philippines 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Paraguay 0 US dollar
- 89 Senegal 0 US dollar
- 89 Solomon Islands 0 US dollar
- 89 El Salvador 0 US dollar compare
- 89 Serbia 0 US dollar
- 89 Sweden 0 US dollar
- 89 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 US dollar
- 89 Togo 0 US dollar
- 89 East Timor 0 US dollar
- 89 Tuvalu 0 US dollar
- 89 Tanzania 0 US dollar
- 89 Uzbekistan 0 US dollar
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 US dollar
More external debt data for Bulgaria
- Net financial flows, IBRD -285.70 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Use of IMF credit 1.96 billion DOD, current US$ (2022)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 15.87 billion DOD, current US$ (2022)
- External debt stocks, long-term 35.26 billion DOD, current US$ (2022)
- External debt stocks, short-term 9.99 billion DOD, current US$ (2022)
- Short-term debt 21.2% (2022)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, central bank in Bulgaria?
- Other investment, debt instruments, central bank in Bulgaria was 0 US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, central bank recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.02 million US dollar in 2004.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, central bank recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for other investment, debt instruments, central bank?
- Bulgaria ranks 89th out of 142 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, central bank rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments, Central bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.