Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 21.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bulgaria, 1980–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Bulgaria stood at 21.9%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Bulgaria peaked at 36.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1993.
That places Bulgaria 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.2% | — |
| 1981 | 36.4% | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 35.2% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 33.9% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 35.4% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 29.7% | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 15.9% | -46.4% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +21.2% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -32.4% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -51.5% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +37.2% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +201.3% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -60.7% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +114.3% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -32.2% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +49.4% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 29.7% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 6.3% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 10.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.6% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.2% | 21.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1117 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,271 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 10,525 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4593 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Bulgaria?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bulgaria was 21.9% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1993.
- How does Bulgaria rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.