Bulgaria's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) was −US$31.61 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 60.18% from −US$79.37 million in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$31.61 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$45.14 million | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$79.37 million | 2012 |
| Highest | US$608.52 million | 1987 |
| Lowest | −US$188.61 million | 2001 |
| Average since 2013 | −US$41.69 million | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$10.37 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Bulgaria's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) rose US$4.73 million on 2021 (from −US$36.33 million to −US$31.61 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −US$1.53 million and a typical year strayed about US$64.93 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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 US$362.05 million in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was US$319.6 million in 1989. 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 9% 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$97.37 million
What this measures
Bilateral debt includes loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 39 values
| Year | Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | -31,605,444 |
| 2021 | -36,334,462 |
| 2020 | -35,963,216 |
| 2019 | -36,372,467 |
| 2018 | -76,188,025 |
| 2017 | 45,141,973 |
| 2016 | -58,454,094 |
| 2015 | -54,166,979 |
| 2014 | -63,332,178 |
| 2013 | -69,669,747 |
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$98.56 million (2024)
- Armenia — −US$9.13 million (2024)
- Azerbaijan — −US$80.13 million (2024)
- Belarus — −US$923.72 million (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — −US$18.09 million (2024)
- Georgia — −US$34.83 million (2024)
- Kazakhstan — US$106.47 million (2024)
- Kosovo — −US$376,605 (2024)
- Kyrgyz Republic — −US$49.21 million (2024)
- Moldova
More economic policy & debt data for Bulgaria
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.06% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — 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$58.51 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bulgaria's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$31.61 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is down 404.82% from US$10.37 million in 1984. The highest value was US$608.52 million in 1987 and the lowest −US$188.61 million in 2001.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bulgaria?
- In 2022, Bulgaria's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) rose US$4.73 million on 2021 (from −US$36.33 million to −US$31.61 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −US$1.53 million and a typical year strayed about US$64.93 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.BLAT.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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