Bulgaria vs Liberia: External debt stocks
External debt stocks over time
- Bulgaria
- Liberia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 55.1% against 50.5% in Liberia, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Liberia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Liberia ranks 44th of 122 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 141.9% | 119.1% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 808.7% | 709.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 390.0% | 306.0% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 28.1% | 53.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 52.6% | 7.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, Bulgaria or Liberia?
- Bulgaria, at 55.1% against 50.5% in Liberia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks between Bulgaria and Liberia?
- 4.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Liberia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Liberia rank globally for external debt stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Liberia ranks 44th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.