Reserves and related items in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Reserves and related items was -3.56 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves and related items in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -3.56 billion BoP, current US$ for reserves and related items in 2025.
The figure is down 270.9% on the previous year and down 188.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves and related items in Bulgaria peaked at 6.70 billion BoP, current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, -4.45 billion BoP, current US$, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -23.20 million BoP, current US$ | -885.00 million BoP, current US$ | 657.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -414.34 million BoP, current US$ | -4.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 137.02 million BoP, current US$ | 4.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | -755.27 million BoP, current US$ | 4.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
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- 185 Kazakhstan -5.37 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Final consumption expenditure 57.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 11,851 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 67.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 27.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.36 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 58.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 103.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 92.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 132.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves and related items in Bulgaria?
- Reserves and related items in Bulgaria was -3.56 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest reserves and related items recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.70 billion BoP, current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserves and related items recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.45 billion BoP, current US$ in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for reserves and related items?
- Bulgaria ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves and related items rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 188.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.