Reserve assets, Debt securities in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Reserve assets, Debt securities was 14.32 billion US dollar in 2025. β² Rising
Reserve assets, Debt securities in Bulgaria, 1998β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14.32 billion US dollar for reserve assets, debt securities in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, debt securities in Bulgaria peaked at 22.49 billion US dollar in 2023 and was at its lowest, 808.50 million US dollar, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 billion US dollar | 808.50 million US dollar | 1.97 billion US dollar | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.75 billion US dollar | 5.19 billion US dollar | 14.85 billion US dollar | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.92 billion US dollar | 10.75 billion US dollar | 17.43 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.39 billion US dollar | 6.43 billion US dollar | 22.49 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 27 Serbia 18.65 billion US dollar compare
- 28 Bangladesh 17.11 billion US dollar compare
- 29 Uruguay 14.86 billion US dollar compare
- 31 Nigeria 13.93 billion US dollar compare
- 32 Kazakhstan, Republic of 12.81 billion US dollar compare
- 33 New Zealand 10.08 billion US dollar 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 reserve assets, debt securities in Bulgaria?
- Reserve assets, debt securities in Bulgaria was 14.32 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, debt securities recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.49 billion US dollar in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, debt securities recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 808.50 million US dollar in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for reserve assets, debt securities?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 133 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, debt securities rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Debt securities (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.