Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 7.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bulgaria, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Bulgaria is 7.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Bulgaria peaked at 23.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -7.5%, in 1993.
Bulgaria ranks 101st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.7% | — |
| 1981 | 23.1% | +37.7% |
| 1982 | 21.7% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 19.4% | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | -21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -97.5% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +837.3% |
| 1992 | -0.3% | -107.2% |
| 1993 | -7.5% | +2825.2% |
| 1994 | -2.0% | -73.2% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | -1096.5% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -82.6% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +352.4% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -72.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -83.1% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +311.2% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +53.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -48.2% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -65.1% |
| 2007 | -4.3% | -608.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -160.7% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +117.6% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2% | 15.2% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | -7.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -4.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.1% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.3239 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4501 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 9,150 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2013 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Bulgaria?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bulgaria was 7.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.5% in 1993.
- How does Bulgaria rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.