Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) was 0.0873 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Bulgaria, 1998–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0873 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1125 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0227 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
That places Bulgaria 74th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0227 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.0263 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0247 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0264 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0239 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0335 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0405 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0653 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +61.1% |
| 2007 | 0.063 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0559 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0705 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0811 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0706 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0783 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0753 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0744 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0945 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1125 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0941 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0854 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0851 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0951 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0904 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0892 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0936 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0873 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0444 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0705 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0851 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0706 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1125 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0935 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0873 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 71 Nicaragua 0.0905 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Uruguay 0.0888 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 North Macedonia 0.0883 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Sudan 0.0873 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Namibia 0.0864 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Sweden 0.0845 US dollar 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 other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Bulgaria?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Bulgaria was 0.0873 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1125 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0227 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.