Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria is 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5019 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +157.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +374.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2692 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1052 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +374.4% | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1866 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1992 | +157.6% | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 30 Brunei 0.3226 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Suriname 0.3195 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Syria 0.3171 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Iraq 0.3113 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3069 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Moldova 0.2946 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria was 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5019 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Total reserves minus gold International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.