Bulgaria: IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Bulgaria's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) rose 1,974.2% on 2021 (from US$1.11 million to US$23.05 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +109.3% and a typical year strayed about 386.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,974.2% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 98% in 2008. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.43 million a year. A straight line explains 37% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

IMF repurchases are total repayments of outstanding drawings from the General Resources Account during the year specified, excluding repayments due in the reserve tranche. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 32 values

IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$172.78 million (2024)
• Armenia — US$198.79 million (2024)
• Azerbaijan — US$27.03 million (2024)
• Belarus — US$52.21 million (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$239.7 million (2024)
• Georgia — US$104.35 million (2024)
• Kazakhstan — US$74.29 million (2024)
• Kosovo — US$37.92 million (2024)
• Kyrgyz Republic — US$112.36 million (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Bulgaria's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$)?

US$23.05 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 278.87% from US$6.08 million in 1991 (4.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$508.05 million in 2005 and the lowest US$280,706 in 2012.

Is the latest change in IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) unusual for Bulgaria?

In 2022, Bulgaria's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) rose 1,974.2% on 2021 (from US$1.11 million to US$23.05 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +109.3% and a typical year strayed about 386.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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.TDS.DIMF.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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