Bulgaria vs Niger: Current account balance

Bulgaria
-5.8%
in 2025
Niger
-6.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
148th
Niger rank
149th

Current account balance over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Niger
-30-20-100197419992025

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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Indicator
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,731 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.