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Bulgaria: External debt stocks (% of GNI)

55.14percent · 2022-42.6% since 2012

Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Annual figures for Bulgaria from 1981 to 2022.

19832022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202255.142
202155.459
202068.92
201960.921
201862.82
201771.017
201676.718
201582.211
201483.388
201394.629
201295.99
201185.439
2010102.155
2009110.575
2008102.355
2007106.475
200683.53
200561.79
200462.805
200366.359
200273.529
200179.353
200092.927
199987.679
199877.332
1997101.279
199687.138
199555.922
1994103.278
1993114.459
1992139.906
1991171.304
199057.326
198947.477
198840.406
198729.746
198629.158
198522.533
198414.718
198310.547
19826.843
19813.928

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