Broad money (% of GDP) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Broad money (% of GDP) was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Bulgaria, 1991–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, broad money in Bulgaria stood at 82.1%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Bulgaria peaked at 93.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 44th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.5% | — |
| 1992 | 76.4% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | -42.1% |
| 1996 | 60.2% | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | -48.1% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -1.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 82.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.3%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 82.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.6%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money (% 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 | -48.1% | 60.2% | 31.2% |
| 1995 | -42.1% | 79.7% | 46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 25.1% | 79.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 35.0% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 67.8% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 82.1% | 93.9% | 5 |
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 broad money in Bulgaria?
- Broad money in Bulgaria was 82.1% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for broad money?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.