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Bulgaria: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

-2.76Bcurrent LCU · 2024-19.9% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Bulgaria from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2024-2,756,579,048.281
2023-1,773,518,148.305
2022-2,752,948,875.925
2021-2,894,883,502.145
2020-2,541,120,649.545
20191,395,877,964.854
2018893,380,304.014
2017729,715,772.843
2016118,517,458.061
2015-424,627,907.333
2014-2,298,205,876.789
2013-466,604,970.78
2012-445,335,228.522
2011-715,041,695.853
2010-1,398,383,295.072
2009-1,347,305,236.14
2008665,957,675.258
200730,166,220.991
2006678,995,618.229
2005479,182,751.057
2004312,552,726.975
200325,104,431.367
2002-201,193,355.251
2001117,648,261.863
200032,569,292.832
199948,981,762.219
1998190,405,096.557
1997140,809,784.081
1996-74,699,743.843
1995-25,308,948.119
1994-13,532,362.22
1993-17,337,907.691
1992-5,024,976.608
1991-2,326,378.059
1990-1,171,880.992

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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