Bulgaria Total Debt: % of GDP

1995 - 2021 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bulgaria Total Debt: % of GDP

  • Bulgaria Total Debt accounted for 385.6 % of the country's GDP in 2021, compared with the ratio of 404.0 % in the previous year.
  • Bulgaria Total Debt: % of GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2021.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 492.1 % in Dec 1996 and a record low of 164.5 % in Dec 1998.

CEIC calculates annual Total Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Total Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Total Debt is calculated as the Total Liabilities less Equity & Investment Fund Shares and Financial Derivatives. The National Statistical Institute provides Total Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.

View Bulgaria's Total Debt: % of GDP from 1995 to 2021 in the chart:

Bulgaria Total Debt: % of GDP

What was Bulgaria's Total Debt: % of GDP in 2021?

Bulgaria Total Debt accounted for 385.6 % of the country's GDP in 2021, compared with the ratio of 404.0 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
385.6 2021 404.0 2020 164.5 1998 492.1 1996 % yearly 1995 - 2021

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Australia (%) 270.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2022
Austria (%) 587.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
Belgium (%) 764.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2022
Bulgaria (%) 385.6 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Canada (%) 927.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Croatia (%) 460.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
Cyprus (%) 1,399.3 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Czech Republic (%) 398.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Denmark (%) 953.1 2020 yearly 1994 - 2020
Estonia (%) 362.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2022
European Union (%) 807.3 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Finland (%) 686.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
France (%) 991.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Germany (%) 651.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
Greece (%) 617.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2022
Hungary (%) 471.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Iceland (%) 766.2 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Ireland (%) 1,120.8 Sep 2021 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2021
Italy (%) 644.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Japan (%) 1,325.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2022
South Korea (%) 762.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2022
Latvia (%) 327.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Lithuania (%) 303.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Luxembourg (%) 7,887.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
North Macedonia (%) 352.6 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
Malta (%) 1,255.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Mexico (%) 110.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2022
Netherlands (%) 1,052.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
New Zealand (%) 633.9 2020 yearly 2006 - 2020
Norway (%) 509.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 305.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Portugal (%) 560.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Romania (%) 243.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Slovakia (%) 476.4 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2022
Slovenia (%) 347.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Spain (%) 687.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Sweden (%) 796.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Switzerland (%) 1,056.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Taiwan (%) 888.4 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Turkey (%) 342.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2022
Ukraine (%) 298.1 2020 yearly 2009 - 2020
United Kingdom (%) 1,069.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2022
United States (%) 764.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1951 - Dec 2022

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,192.784 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 27.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 20,289.1 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BGN bn) 73.373 2027 yearly 1998 - 2027
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BGN bn) 55.576 2027 yearly 1998 - 2027
Forecast: Government Revenue (BGN bn) 74.474 2027 yearly 1998 - 2027
Consolidated Govt Budget: ytd: Financing (BGN mn) -470.566 Jan 2023 monthly Aug 2002 - Jan 2023
Consolidated Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue and Grants (RG) (BGN mn) 4,865.622 Jan 2023 monthly Aug 2002 - Jan 2023
Consolidated Govt Budget: ytd: Deficit or Surplus (BGN mn) 470.558 Jan 2023 monthly Aug 2002 - Jan 2023
Consolidated Govt Budget: ytd: RG: Revenue: Tax (BGN mn) 3,981.419 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Consolidated Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure (BGN mn) 4,283.017 Jan 2023 monthly Aug 2002 - Jan 2023
Consolidated Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Social Expenditure & Scholarships (BGN mn) 2,092.189 Jan 2023 monthly Aug 2002 - Jan 2023
Consolidated Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure: CG: Capital (BGN mn) 269.578 Jan 2023 monthly May 2016 - Jan 2023
Central Government Debt (EUR mn) 18,965.299 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2022
Central Government Debt: Domestic (EUR mn) 5,687.611 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2022
Central Government Debt: Foreign (EUR mn) 13,277.739 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2022
Government Debt: ESA 2010: General Government (GG): Consolidated (BGN mn) 36,590.757 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.598 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) -776.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2022
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,745.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Total Exports Growth (%) 14.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 438,136.600 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,058,786.049 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 130,265.114 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 4,504.5 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,563,845.132 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 564,939.075 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 76.785 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 94.582 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2022
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 109.511 Dec 2022 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2022
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 556.279 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2022
Imports: CIF (BGN mn) 8,356.100 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Exports: FOB (BGN mn) 7,689.100 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 31.7 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -141.6 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 169.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -134.845 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 21.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -124.007 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 46,981.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 52.0 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 8,895.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 9.9 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 385.6 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.083 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -10,165.848 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (EUR mn) -133.709 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Goods (EUR mn) -621.303 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credit (EUR mn) 3,491.334 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debit (EUR mn) 4,764.053 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) 323.688 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (EUR mn) 755.227 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (EUR mn) 617.123 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) -263.468 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (EUR mn) 115.008 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (EUR mn) 378.475 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) 471.420 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (EUR mn) 556.375 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (EUR mn) 84.954 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) 1,143.355 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account (EUR mn) -77.151 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (EUR mn) -111.818 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -35.880 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 75.938 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (EUR mn) 528.245 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 537.650 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 9.405 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives (EUR mn) -37.585 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (EUR mn) 3,222.649 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -830.152 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 956.564 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) -2,103.948 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
BoP: Errors and Omissions (EUR mn) 364.996 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Equity & Investment F... (EUR mn) 23.969 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (EUR mn) -484.764 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Liabilities (EUR mn) -277.505 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Assets (EUR mn) -427.532 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2018
BoP: Current Account: Debit (EUR mn) 3,268.507 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2018
BoP: Current Account: Credit (EUR mn) 3,327.116 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (EUR mn) -10,391.340 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 76,599.580 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 86,990.921 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow (EUR mn) 105.450 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2022
FDI: Flow: Manufacturing (EUR mn) 266.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
FDI: Flow: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Motor Vehicle Repair (EUR mn) 89.200 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
FDI: Flow: Financial & Insurance Activities (EUR mn) 155.500 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
FDI: Flow: Information & Communication (EUR mn) -49.100 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
FDI: Flow: ow Austria (EUR mn) 187.200 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
FDI: Flow: ow Germany (EUR mn) 27.200 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
FDI: Flow: ow Hungary (EUR mn) 66.300 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
FDI: Flow: ow Netherlands (EUR mn) 129.100 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
FDI: Flow: ow Greece (EUR mn) 17.300 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow (EUR mn) 19.910 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2023
DIA: Flow: Manufacturing (EUR mn) 15.100 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
DIA: Flow: Transportation & Storage (EUR mn) -86.600 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
DIA: Flow: Real Estate Activities (EUR mn) 1.100 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
DIA: Flow: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Motor Vehicle Repair (EUR mn) 8.100 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
DIA: Flow: Financial & Insurance Activities (EUR mn) 0.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
DIA: Flow: ow Marshall Islands (EUR mn) -60.100 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
DIA: Flow: ow Netherlands (EUR mn) -9.500 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
DIA: Flow: ow Panama (EUR mn) 21.900 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
DIA: Flow: ow Serbia (EUR mn) 7.700 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
DIA: Flow: ow United Arab Emirates (EUR mn) -0.100 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
BG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 3,726.610 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
BG: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 157.230 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
BG: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 1,977.520 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.4 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,490.665 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 64,046.850 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 78,791.851 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2023
M2 Growth (%) 13.1 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Jan 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 10.0 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 34,892.8 Jan 2023 monthly Sep 2003 - Jan 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 40.373 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2022
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,527.927 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1991 - Jan 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 63,511.242 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 14.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 45,659.9 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.0 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1994 - Jan 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 23,680.7 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Loans (USD mn) 43,995.696 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 12.75 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 48.88 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Monetary Aggregate: M2 (BGN th) 142,253,959.000 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2023
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (BGN th) 142,253,959.000 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2023
Monetary Aggregate: M1 (BGN th) 115,632,744.000 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2023
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BGN th) 24,699,068.000 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2023
Official Reserve Assets: Bulgarian National Bank: BPM6: Monetary Gold (EUR mn) 1,498.800 Jan 2019 monthly Sep 2003 - Jan 2019
Bank Deposits: Households and NPISHs (BGN th) 69,213,059.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Loans: Commercial Banks: HN: Mortgage Credits (MC) (BGN th) 16,642,678.000 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2023
Commercial Banks: Loans and Advances: Non Performing (BGN th) 2,733,447.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2022
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 1.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Business Survey: Mfg: Business Climate Indicator (%) 22.000 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2023
Business Survey: Services: Business Climate Indicator (%) 16.700 Feb 2023 monthly May 2002 - Feb 2023
Business Survey: Construction: Business Climate Indicator (%) 14.100 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2023
Business Survey: Retail Trade: Business Climate Indicator (%) 30.300 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2023
Business Survey: Business Climate Indicator (%) 21.500 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2023

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