Bulgaria's external debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) was US$47.21 billion in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 8.21% from US$51.43 billion in 2012 (0.85% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$47.21 billion | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$40.99 billion | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$51.43 billion | 2012 |
| Highest | US$55.68 billion | 2009 |
| Lowest | US$772.74 million | 1981 |
| Average since 2013 | US$43.97 billion | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$772.74 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Bulgaria's external debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) rose 5% on 2021 (from US$44.95 billion to US$47.21 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +5.6% and a typical year strayed about 15.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 69.9% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.3% in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Bulgaria in the 2022 ranking
- Russian Federation — 1st of 2: US$376.12 billion
What this measures
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 42 values
| Year | External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 47,206,483,345 |
| 2021 | 44,946,801,414 |
| 2020 | 46,867,045,227 |
| 2019 | 40,501,402,415 |
| 2018 | 40,103,456,193 |
| 2017 | 40,989,144,704 |
| 2016 | 39,994,027,753 |
| 2015 | 40,378,595,625 |
| 2014 | 47,074,927,807 |
| 2013 | 51,652,240,788 |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$10.71 billion (2024)
- Armenia — US$16.4 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — US$12.2 billion (2024)
- Belarus — US$34.22 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$13.89 billion (2024)
- Georgia — US$25.16 billion (2024)
- Kazakhstan — US$167.54 billion (2024)
- Kosovo — US$4.4 billion (2024)
- Kyrgyz Republic — US$11.69 billion (2024)
- Moldova
More economic policy & debt data for Bulgaria
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.06% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$387.76 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$46.2 million (2021)
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 21.44% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 37.95% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$11.11 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$67.93 billion (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$58.51 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bulgaria's external debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)?
- US$47.21 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 6,009% from US$772.74 million in 1981 (10.55% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$55.68 billion in 2009 and the lowest US$772.74 million in 1981.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) unusual for Bulgaria?
- In 2022, Bulgaria's external debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) rose 5% on 2021 (from US$44.95 billion to US$47.21 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +5.6% and a typical year strayed about 15.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DECT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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