Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) 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 drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) 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 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 33 Lithuania -217,740 compare
- 34 New Zealand -4.12 million compare
- 35 Russia -6.72 million compare
- 37 Namibia -77.08 million compare
- 38 Switzerland -88.39 million compare
- 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of -160.86 million compare
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2174 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 4,420 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4,667 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,351 SDR per person (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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