Bulgaria's PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$) was −US$60,000 in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 17.81% from −US$73,000 in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$60,000 | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | −US$137,000 | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$73,000 | 2007 |
| Highest | US$319.88 million | 1986 |
| Lowest | −US$522.32 million | 1990 |
| Average since 2008 | −US$131,200 | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | US$142.51 million |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Bulgaria's PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$58,000 on 2016 (from −US$118,000 to −US$60,000).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2016), the average change was −US$3.8 million and a typical year strayed about US$136.97 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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$465.58 million in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was US$428.83 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 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$7,345 a year. A straight line explains 64% 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.
Closest to Bulgaria in the 2017 ranking
- Lesotho — 1st of 8: −US$1,000
- Djibouti — 3rd of 8: −US$198,000
- Peru — 4th of 8: −US$229,000
- Burkina Faso — 5th of 8: −US$923,000
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 35 values
| Year | PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | -60,000 |
| 2016 | -118,000 |
| 2015 | -119,000 |
| 2014 | -142,000 |
| 2013 | -141,000 |
| 2012 | -137,000 |
| 2011 | -148,000 |
| 2010 | -142,000 |
| 2009 | -148,000 |
| 2008 | -157,000 |
| 2007 |
PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — −US$262,000 (2024)
- Azerbaijan — −US$2.03 million (2018)
- Belarus — −US$3.37 million (2015)
- Georgia — −US$17.03 million (2024)
- Kazakhstan — −US$25.24 million (2024)
- Moldova — −US$3.25 million (2024)
- Montenegro — −US$754,000 (2024)
- North Macedonia — US$0 (2024)
- Russian Federation — −US$579,000 (2019)
- Serbia
More economic policy & debt data for Bulgaria
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.06% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — 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$58.51 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bulgaria's PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$60,000 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is down 100.04% from US$142.51 million in 1981. The highest value was US$319.88 million in 1986 and the lowest −US$522.32 million in 1990.
- Is the latest change in PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bulgaria?
- In 2017, Bulgaria's PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$58,000 on 2016 (from −US$118,000 to −US$60,000). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2016), the average change was −US$3.8 million and a typical year strayed about US$136.97 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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?
- 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.NFL.PROP.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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