World Bank · Debt
Bulgaria: External debt stocks, long-term
35.26Bcurrent USD · 2022-4.0% since 2012
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Bulgaria from 1981 to 2022.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35,259,600,187.5 | |
| 2021 | 34,421,016,847.1 | |
| 2020 | 34,111,573,787.2 | |
| 2019 | 29,761,845,454.1 | |
| 2018 | 29,707,790,002.9 | |
| 2017 | 30,583,175,279.8 | |
| 2016 | 30,563,484,745.1 | |
| 2015 | 30,759,304,072 | |
| 2014 | 35,041,184,588.3 | |
| 2013 | 37,387,741,816.8 | |
| 2012 | 36,709,810,441.1 | |
| 2011 | 33,954,016,687.8 | |
| 2010 | 34,613,324,908.8 | |
| 2009 | 36,928,271,823.3 | |
| 2008 | 33,792,133,826.1 | |
| 2007 | 28,820,645,451.1 | |
| 2006 | 18,707,211,119.5 | |
| 2005 | 12,531,703,319.4 | |
| 2004 | 11,220,783,777.5 | |
| 2003 | 9,501,970,559.2 | |
| 2002 | 8,590,666,165.5 | |
| 2001 | 8,168,434,773.9 | |
| 2000 | 8,439,972,637.3 | |
| 1999 | 8,418,112,757 | |
| 1998 | 8,526,480,454.2 | |
| 1997 | 8,160,595,535.3 | |
| 1996 | 8,636,003,009.2 | |
| 1995 | 9,149,881,748.1 | |
| 1994 | 8,451,877,481.9 | |
| 1993 | 9,693,333,621.8 | |
| 1992 | 9,654,698,560.3 | |
| 1991 | 9,761,095,171.3 | |
| 1990 | 9,834,102,849.1 | |
| 1989 | 9,283,085,437.7 | |
| 1988 | 8,314,895,641.4 | |
| 1987 | 7,914,581,747 | |
| 1986 | 5,806,004,143.2 | |
| 1985 | 3,801,537,192.7 | |
| 1984 | 2,583,927,136.9 | |
| 1983 | 1,738,593,873 | |
| 1982 | 1,313,089,665.2 | |
| 1981 | 772,737,948 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, long-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-long-term (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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