Bulgaria vs Niger: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Bulgaria
- Niger
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -5.8% against -6.1% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 148th and Niger ranks 149th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4% | -7.7% | 7.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -2.5% | -5.5% | 2.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | -10.8% | -7.4% | 3.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -12.8% | 13.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -12.7% | 12.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Bulgaria or Niger?
- Bulgaria, at -5.8% against -6.1% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Bulgaria and Niger?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Niger rank globally for current account balance?
- Bulgaria ranks 148th and Niger ranks 149th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.