Contingent short-term net: Guidelines for a Data … Security Social in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Contingent short-term net: Guidelines for a Data … Security Social was -43.71 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Bulgaria stood at -43.71 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 79.4% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Bulgaria peaked at -43.71 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, -212.35 million, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 36th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Contingent short-term net: Guidelines for a Data … Security Social in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -58.28 million | — |
| 2004 | -56.26 million | -3.5% |
| 2005 | -61.48 million | +9.3% |
| 2006 | -84.66 million | +37.7% |
| 2007 | -107.83 million | +27.4% |
| 2008 | -130.26 million | +20.8% |
| 2009 | -104.85 million | -19.5% |
| 2010 | -107.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | -107.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -127.77 million | +18.4% |
| 2013 | -122.19 million | -4.4% |
| 2014 | -86.34 million | -29.3% |
| 2015 | -73.90 million | -14.4% |
| 2016 | -80.43 million | +8.8% |
| 2017 | -137.80 million | +71.3% |
| 2018 | -102.59 million | -25.6% |
| 2019 | -92.23 million | -10.1% |
| 2020 | -91.05 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | -178.27 million | +95.8% |
| 2022 | -124.69 million | -30.1% |
| 2023 | -166.63 million | +33.6% |
| 2024 | -212.35 million | +27.4% |
| 2025 | -43.71 million | -79.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -86.23 million | -130.26 million | -56.26 million | 7 |
| 2010s | -103.83 million | -137.80 million | -73.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -136.12 million | -212.35 million | -43.71 million | 6 |
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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 contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Bulgaria?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Bulgaria was -43.71 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was -43.71 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -212.35 million in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.