Bulgaria's PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) was −US$148.6 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 152.6% from US$282.52 million in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$148.6 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$131.78 million | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$282.52 million | 2012 |
| Highest | US$1.32 billion | 2013 |
| Lowest | −US$372.32 million | 2009 |
| Average since 2013 | US$114.41 million | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$52.02 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Bulgaria's PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) fell US$179.85 million on 2021 (from US$31.25 million to −US$148.6 million).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2021), the average change was +US$12.06 million and a typical year strayed about US$530.92 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 US$1.04 billion in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.47 billion in 2014. 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 29% 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
- Guatemala — 1st of 3: US$2 billion
- Russian Federation — 3rd of 3: −US$1.84 billion
What this measures
Nonguaranteed long-term debt from bonds that are privately placed. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 18 values
| Year | PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | -148,601,000 |
| 2021 | 31,251,000 |
| 2020 | -82,352,000 |
| 2019 | 85,678,000 |
| 2018 | -149,025,000 |
| 2017 | 131,782,000 |
| 2016 | 52,701,000 |
| 2015 | 52,701,000 |
| 2014 | -150,000,000 |
| 2013 | 1,320,000,000 |
| 2012 |
PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — −US$6.74 million (2024)
- Georgia — US$681.5 million (2024)
- Kazakhstan — US$0 (2024)
- Russian Federation — −US$1.84 billion (2022)
- Türkiye — US$7.21 billion (2024)
- Ukraine — −US$648.21 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Bulgaria
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.06% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — 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$58.51 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bulgaria's PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$148.6 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 385.67% from US$52.02 million in 2003. The highest value was US$1.32 billion in 2013 and the lowest −US$372.32 million in 2009.
- Is the latest change in PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bulgaria?
- In 2022, Bulgaria's PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) fell US$179.85 million on 2021 (from US$31.25 million to −US$148.6 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2021), the average change was +US$12.06 million and a typical year strayed about US$530.92 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PNGB.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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