World Bank · Debt
Bulgaria: External debt stocks, short-term
9.99Bcurrent USD · 2022-27.5% since 2012
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Bulgaria from 1985 to 2022.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,990,624,000 | |
| 2021 | 8,468,467,000 | |
| 2020 | 11,875,646,000 | |
| 2019 | 9,894,822,000 | |
| 2018 | 9,546,065,000 | |
| 2017 | 9,536,000,000 | |
| 2016 | 8,609,323,000 | |
| 2015 | 8,772,782,000 | |
| 2014 | 11,148,703,000 | |
| 2013 | 13,323,751,000 | |
| 2012 | 13,779,930,000 | |
| 2011 | 12,847,627,000 | |
| 2010 | 15,143,258,000 | |
| 2009 | 17,797,030,000 | |
| 2008 | 18,334,200,000 | |
| 2007 | 14,036,473,000 | |
| 2006 | 8,040,120,000 | |
| 2005 | 4,442,460,000 | |
| 2004 | 3,267,474,000 | |
| 2003 | 2,662,500,000 | |
| 2002 | 1,843,112,000 | |
| 2001 | 1,228,985,000 | |
| 2000 | 1,450,772,000 | |
| 1999 | 1,288,301,000 | |
| 1998 | 1,762,616,246.1 | |
| 1997 | 1,997,049,185.9 | |
| 1996 | 1,146,803,148.6 | |
| 1995 | 512,273,843.5 | |
| 1994 | 435,910,685.9 | |
| 1993 | 1,852,600,900.9 | |
| 1992 | 1,594,125,926.4 | |
| 1991 | 1,566,860,977 | |
| 1990 | 1,055,515,569.2 | |
| 1989 | 854,000,000 | |
| 1988 | 629,000,000 | |
| 1987 | 351,000,000 | |
| 1986 | 60,000,000 | |
| 1985 | 50,000,000 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, short-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-short-term (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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