Bank capital to total assets (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Bank capital to total assets (%) was 11.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to total assets in Bulgaria, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11.9% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Bulgaria peaked at 15.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 44th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.0% | — |
| 1999 | 15.3% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +48.1% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +2.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 11.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 11.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to total assets (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +48.1% | 7.7% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.3% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.89 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 15.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.89 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Bulgaria?
- Bank capital to total assets in Bulgaria was 11.9% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.