Bulgaria vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Bulgaria
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 86.8% against 40.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 45.9%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 19.0% | 3.5% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 32.3% | 7.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 49.0% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 42.0% | 42.9% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Bulgaria or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bulgaria, at 86.8% against 40.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Bulgaria and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 45.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for total reserves?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.